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 GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. HOWEVER, THERE WAS ALSO DEVELOPMENT
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COASTAL AREAS.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, TUEN MUN AND THE
WESTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
THE CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE
GENERALLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HOWEVER, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
ALSO TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MAYSAK INTENSIFIED INTO A
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MAYSAK WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 730 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE RYUKYU ISLANDS AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. VERY
HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT WITH WEAK WINDS
IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED SHOWERS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 28 - 33 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 23:45 HKT ON 30.08.2020