LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MA-ON EDGED CLOSER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
SUBSIDING AIR OF MA-ON, THE WEATHER OVER HONG KONG WAS
MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT AT FIRST, TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OF ABOVE. WITH MA-ON EDGING
CLOSER, IT BECAME CLOUDY GRADUALLY, AND WINDS STRENGTHENED
GRADUALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MA-ON IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN
THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG
TODAY. THERE WILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION. THE WEATHER WILL BE WINDY
AND SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS, AND WILL BRING
STORM SURGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022)

GALE FORCE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STORM
FORCE ON HIGH GROUND. WINDS WILL BECOME EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLIES GRADUALLY, AND WEAKEN LATER. CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SEAS WILL BE
VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27
AND 30 DEGREES.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON FRIDAY. THE WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE DURING THE WEEKEND TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:16 HKT ON 24.08.2022