LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF TYPHOON HIGOS, THERE WERE HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER HONG KONG YESTERDAY
MORNING. AS HIGOS MOVED INTO INLAND GUANGDONG AND WEAKENED
GRADUALLY, LOCAL WINDS MODERATED IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE
THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED
OVER THE TERRITORY YESTERDAY. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
REMNANT OF HIGOS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST TODAY. WITH THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT STRENGTHENING, THE
WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION HIGOS HAS WEAKENED INTO AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER GUANGXI LAST NIGHT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 32
DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:24 HKT ON 19.08.2020