PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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 A FEW
SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES IN NEW TERRITORIES EAST YESTERDAY MORNING.
IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 20 AUG 2022)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY ON SUNDAY. MAINLY
FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: 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 23:17 HKT ON 19.08.2022