LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, SHOWERS AFFECTED GUANGDONG. LOCALLY,
THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS, A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON
WITH TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES RISING TO AROUND 33
DEGREES. HOWEVER, MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER SOME AREAS OF NEW TERRITORIES WEST. BESIDES,
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE SEAS EAST OF LUZON YESTERDAY. THE BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT MAY
FURTHER DEVELOP, BUT ITS INTENSITY REMAINS UNCERTAIN. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF ITS ASSOCIATED UNSETTLED WEATHER, IT WILL
BE WINDIER WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND MORE SHOWERS OVER THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES.
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS ON
TUESDAY. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 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 16.08.2020