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. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY
ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT NOW
COVERING SOUTHERN CHINA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY
MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. THERE WILL BE SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW
SHOWERS OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM OMAIS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, OMAIS WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BUSAN. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 50 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE KOREAN PENINSULA AND EVOLVE INTO AN
EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY.
VERY HOT ON THURSDAY.

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: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 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 23.08.2021