LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS AFFECTED THE VICINITY
OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY YESTERDAY MORNING. WHILE AN
UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA STRENGTHENED
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY AT FIRST.
THUNDERY SHOWERS IN THE MORNING GENERALLY BROUGHT MORE THAN
30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER SHA TIN AND SAI KUNG.
SHOWERS EASED OFF AND THE WEATHER BECAME FINE GRADUALLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO
BRING GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA
GRADUALLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM LIONROCK WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 390 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE SOUTHWEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE SEAS
SOUTH OF JAPAN.
 
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MINDULLE WAS CENTRED ABOUT
400 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF TOKYO. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF HONSHU OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:19 HKT ON 21.08.2016