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 THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM
ALSO AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND
THE SOUTH CHINA COAST GRADUALLY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS
MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY ROSE TO ABOUT 34 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. AN
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. WITH THE UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE DEPARTING
GRADUALLY, SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF OVER THE REGION AND THE
WEATHER WILL IMPROVE IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK TO
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE BAVI INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, BAVI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 550 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF JEJU.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA AND CONTINUE
TO INTENSIFY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. HOT DURING THE DAY.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND THERE WILL BE
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER ON WEDNESDAY AND AT FIRST ON
THURSDAY. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE AND IT WILL BE HOT IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE 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 23:16 HKT ON 24.08.2020