LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE REGION YESTERDAY
WHILE THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SHOWERS YESTERDAY MORNING. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY ROSE TO AROUND 33
DEGREES. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN,
AND THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED BAILU. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, BAILU
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1340 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDDAY IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. MORE SHOWERS ON SUNDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 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 23:15 HKT ON 21.08.2019