PRESS WEATHER NO. 180 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS. IT
WAS HOT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES
RISING TO 32 DEGREES OR ABOVE. UNDER THE DOMINANCE OF THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY
FINE AND VERY HOT OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW. BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES
YESTERDAY. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE LUZON STRAIT TO TAIWAN IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT
TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW
DAYS. VERY HOT OVER THE WEEKEND.

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. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 27 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 20.08.2020