LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER
TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE.
IT WAS HOT AND VERY DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO AROUND 30
PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECORDED
AT THE OBSERVATORY ONCE DROPPED TO 22 PER CENT, THE LOWEST
ON RECORD IN APRIL SINCE THE AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION WAS
ESTABLISHED AT THE OBSERVATORY'S HEADQUARTERS IN 1984. THE
DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM WILL PERSISTENTLY AFFECT SOUTHERN
CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY
FINE OVER THE REGION. IT WILL BE HOT DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 9 APR 2022)

FINE AND DRY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 20
DEGREES. HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS,
HOT AND DRY DURING THE DAY. WINDS WILL BE WEAK AND
VISIBILITY WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW EARLY NEXT WEEK. A FEW
SHOWERS MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 20 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 08.04.2022