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 CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW
SHOWERS. THERE WERE ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. ABOUT 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES. BESIDES, AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. THE BROAD
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN GRADUALLY
TODAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE
WEATHER WILL IMPROVE AND IT WILL BE VERY HOT OVER THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. HIGH
TEMPERATURES MAY ALSO TRIGGER SHOWERS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 26 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY
HOT DURING THE DAY APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 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 23:15 HKT ON 21.08.2024