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 EASTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT FINE WEATHER TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT
WAS HOT AND DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO 28 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY FINE AND HOT OVER
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. WINDS WILL BE WEAK AND THE
VISIBILITY WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE ADJACENT SEAS TO
THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES WAS NAMED MEGI AND INTENSIFIED
INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. TROPICAL STORM MALAKAS
INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM.
 
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MEGI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 660
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
SLOWLY, LINGERING OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.
MEANWHILE, MALAKAS WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1850 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 11 APR 2022)

MAINLY FINE. CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 21 DEGREES. HOT DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VISIBILITY
WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS DURING THE DAY. LIGHT
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WINDS WILL BE WEAK AND THE VISIBILITY WILL BE
RELATIVELY LOW IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS, HOT DURING
THE DAY. A FEW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WINDIER
IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 21 - 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 10.04.2022