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 AND VERY HOT
WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE WEATHER WAS
VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY ROSE TO ABOUT 33 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO BE FINE AND VERY HOT OVER
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA DURING THE WEEKEND. BESIDES, THE AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF TAIWAN IS INTENSIFYING
GRADUALLY. A TROPICAL CYCLONE APPEARS TO BE FORMING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 22 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 34 DEGREES. LIGHT
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. A FEW
SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 34 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 21.08.2020