PRESS WEATHER NO. 154 - 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

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS, MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE
DAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE,
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE
GRADUALLY AND THERE WILL BE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY. SHOWERS
WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY LATER ON SUNDAY. MAINLY FINE AND
VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 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 23:45 HKT ON 18.08.2022