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 SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. BESIDES, AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, THERE WERE
SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS, OVER 5 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY AREAS. THE WEATHER WAS
VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE. WITH THE ANTICYCLONE
ALOFT STRENGTHENING SLIGHTLY, VERY HOT WEATHER WILL PERSIST
OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
WHILE THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW SHOWERS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 22 MAY 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 29 DEGREES.
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 34 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WEATHER WILL PERSIST IN THE FOLLOWING
FEW DAYS, WHILE THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW SHOWERS. MORE
SHOWERS IN THE LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 29 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 29 - 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 21.05.2021