LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE
APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 20 MILLIMETRES OVER SHA TIN
DISTRICT. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY RISING TO ABOUT 33
DEGREES. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO COVER
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL BE
GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 8 AUG 2020)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 34 DEGREES. LIGHT
TO MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT ON SUNDAY. SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. MORE SHOWERS
MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 07.08.2020