PRESS WEATHER NO. 167 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND VERY
HOT APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES OVER PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY ROSE TO AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON.
MEANWHILE, SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES BROUGHT
AROUND 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO SHA TIN DISTRICT. THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022)

IT WILL BE FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES. VERY HOT APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS DURING THE
DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS ON TUESDAY, VERY
HOT DURING THE DAY. IT WILL BE WINDIER WITH MORE SHOWERS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 27 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 14.08.2022