PRESS WEATHER NO. 227 - 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 AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS. MORE
THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY
PLACES. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY. WITH THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT STRENGTHENING, THE
WEATHER WILL BE FINE AND VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA EARLY
THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 21 AUG 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY AND THERE WILL BE
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 20.08.2022