LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS
HOT AND DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES
ROSE TO AROUND 30 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. A FRESH TO
STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG DURING THE EASTER HOLIDAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON MALAKAS WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 230 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 34 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 15 APR 2022)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 22
DEGREES. HOT AND DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS,
BECOMING FRESH.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDIER IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. WINDY OVER
THE WEEKEND.

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. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 22 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 14.04.2022