LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. IT WAS
VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES RISING TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. TEMPERATURES OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES EVEN ROSE TO AROUND 35
DEGREES. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO COVER
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER
WILL BE GENERALLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT OVER THE
REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM OMAIS WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 370 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 22 AUG 2021)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT
TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. A FEW SHOWERS IN THE MIDDLE AND
LATTER PARTS OF THIS 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: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 21.08.2021