LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY,
WHILE SHOWERS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. IT WAS HOT IN THE AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 32 DEGREES OR
ABOVE. BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA CONTINUED TO BRING UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE REGION YESTERDAY. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP GRADUALLY INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE
LATER TODAY TO TOMORROW, AND THEN MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY
OF WESTERN GUANGDONG AND HAINAN ISLAND, BUT ITS INTENSITY
REMAINS UNCERTAIN. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ITS OUTER
RAINBANDS, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE
SWELLS. STILL SHOWERY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:17 HKT ON 07.08.2022