LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE
APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. ABOUT 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE URBAN AREAS IN THE MORNING.
IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO ABOUT 33 DEGREES. THE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE
TO BE FINE AND VERY HOT OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA TODAY.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE,
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 15 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 AROUND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT
TO MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS EARLY TO
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: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: 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 14.08.2020