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. HOWEVER, A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT
SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT APART FROM
ISOLATED SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY ROSE TO
33 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES, UNSETTLED
WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE AFFECTED
CENTRAL CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. THE UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO REACH
THE SOUTH CHINA COAST LATER TODAY. THERE WILL BE HEAVY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY
AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE BAVI INTENSIFIED FROM A TYPHOON
INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
BAVI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 340 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
JEJU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY AND THERE WILL BE
A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : HEAVY SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ON
THURSDAY AT FIRST. FEWER SHOWERS DURING THE DAY. VERY HOT
WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS, BUT THERE
WILL STILL BE ONE OR TWO SHOWERS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL 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 23:21 HKT ON 25.08.2020