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 AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON BROUGHT MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL TO THE VICINITY OF TA KWU LING. THE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY FINE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA TODAY. A
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA THIS WEEK. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THERE WILL BE THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 16 AUG 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28
AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL
INCREASE IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO 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 15.08.2020