LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

THE BAND OF CLOUDS COVERING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG THINNED
OUT SLIGHTLY YESTERDAY. WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COASTAL
AREAS. LOCALLY, THERE WERE COASTAL MIST YESTERDAY MORNING
AND SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY IN THE AFTERNOON WERE THREE TO FOUR
DEGREES HIGHER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO STILL BE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY. AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL BRING A FEW RAIN PATCHES
TO THE REGION IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 380 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. COASTAL MIST
IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 23 AND 28 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AT FIRST ON
SATURDAY. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY OVER THE
WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 23 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:21 HKT ON 11.04.2023