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
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY
FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO ABOUT 33
DEGREES. THERE WERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEW TERRITORIES
IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY. A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM WILL AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE BAVI INTENSIFIED PROGRESSIVELY
FROM A TROPICAL DEPRESSION INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, BAVI WAS CENTRED ABOUT
390 KILOMETRES WEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
EAST CHINA SEA AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 23 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
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AND THERE WILL BE
THUNDERSTORMS MIDWEEK THIS 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. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY 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 22.08.2020