LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, THE
LOCAL WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER LANTAU ISLAND.
THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC WAS CENTRED ABOUT 770 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TOKYO. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT
ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HONSHU
OF JAPAN.
 
BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM MULAN MADE LANDFALL OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM YESTERDAY AND WEAKENED INTO AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PROGRESSIVELY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY.
SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 11.08.2022