PRESS WEATHER NO. 187 - 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 YESTERDAY MORNING. BESIDES, AN ANTICYCLONE
ALOFT GRADUALLY COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS YESTERDAY
MORNING. MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES. THE WEATHER GRADUALLY BECAME MAINLY FINE
AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES
ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY
AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
LUZON INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT
11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 590 KILOMETRES EAST OF BAGUIO. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION TOWARDS THE LUZON STRAIT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 33 DEGREES.
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WINDY WITH
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER
PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:17 HKT ON 21.08.2022