LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE WEAK AND THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY FINE. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO AROUND 34 DEGREES IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY FINE
AND VERY HOT OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL BE SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST MIDWEEK THIS
WEEK.

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY INTO A TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED MEKKHALA. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
MEKKHALA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 260 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF XIAMEN.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE COAST OF FUJIAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. FEWER SHOWERS IN
THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 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 10.08.2020