LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO IMPROVE WITH FEWER SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES.
HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW
DAYS.

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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 23:15 HKT ON 15.08.2021