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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, LOCALLY IT WAS
MAINLY FINE YESTERDAY APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE
IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO
COVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE WEATHER
WILL BE GENERALLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT OVER THE
REGION.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
LUZON INTENSIFIED PROGRESSIVELY INTO A TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED OMAIS. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, OMAIS
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 760 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 21 AUG 2021)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED MORNING SHOWERS. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 34
DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. A FEW SHOWERS MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

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: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 34 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 20.08.2021