PRESS WEATHER NO. 169 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

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
PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES EVEN ROSE TO 35 DEGREES. THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MAINLY FINE AND
VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM OMAIS WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 790 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF JEJU. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 23 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.
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 22.08.2021