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

A WEAK CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER
TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. HOWEVER, THERE WAS ALSO
DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COASTAL
AREAS. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED
SHOWERS. AROUND 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER THE URBAN AREAS. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY WITH TEMPERATURES GENERALLY RISING TO ABOUT 34 DEGREES.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM, THE
WEATHER WILL BE PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT AND GENERALLY FINE
OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM GRADUALLY AND
WAS NAMED MAYSAK YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MAYSAK
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 980 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE SEAS
EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 29 AUG 2020)

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 34 DEGREES. LIGHT
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT
WITH WEAK WINDS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE UP TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE. HOWEVER,
THERE WILL BE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

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 23:45 HKT ON 28.08.2020