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 BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS,
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER KOWLOON AND
LANTAU ISLAND. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER AROUND NOON OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND RAINFALL EXCEEDED
90 MILLIMETRES OVER THE VICINITY OF SAN TIN AND NGAU TAM
MEI. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO COVER
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL
BE GENERALLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021)

CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. BECOMING FINE AND VERY HOT, BUT
THERE WILL BE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND ONE OR TWO
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 33
DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 27 - 33 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 23:45 HKT ON 19.08.2021