LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE
AND VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 33
DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY
HIGH TEMPERATURES BROUGHT MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL TO KOWLOON AND SOUTHERN DISTRICT. THE CONTINENTAL
AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY HOT AND GENERALLY
FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
HOWEVER, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO TRIGGER SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM MAYSAK INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MAYSAK WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 900 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 (SUNDAY, 30 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 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 23:15 HKT ON 29.08.2020