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 AND
VERY HOT WEATHER TO GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORMS
TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES AFFECTED THE REGION.
LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS. TEMPERATURES
OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO ABOUT 34 DEGREES. THERE WERE
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE
THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF
THE NEW TERRITORIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES AT THE OUTER AREAS
OF TROPICAL CYCLONE MAYSAK ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT GUANGDONG
TODAY AND TOMORROW. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE
TRIGGERED OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, TYPHOON MAYSAK INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MAYSAK WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 100 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. VERY
HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 34 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY HOT WITH WEAK WINDS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

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: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 28 - 34 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 31.08.2020