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

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE. IT WAS HOT DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO
ABOUT 30 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED
TO BE HOT WITH RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY OVER GUANGDONG
TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE MEGI WEAKENED FROM TROPICAL STORM
INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, MEGI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 540 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF
MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY, LINGERING OVER THE
EASTERN PART OF THE PHILIPPINES. MEANWHILE, SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM MALAKAS WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1580 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022)

BECOMING CLOUDY AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 23 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 30
DEGREES. VISIBILITY WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS.
LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VISIBILITY WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW WITH A FEW
SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. BECOMING FINE ON THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE LOWER DURING THE DAY OVER THE EASTER
HOLIDAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 23 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 11.04.2022