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 COVERED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
MEANWHILE, SHOWERS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, IT WAS SUNNY
PERIODS AND HOT. THERE WERE ALSO A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES IN THE MORNING. THE ANTICYCLONE
ALOFT WILL BRING VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY
AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE OMAIS MOVED ACROSS THE KOREAN
PENINSULA AND EVOLVED INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE
YESTERDAY MORNING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
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 SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT ON THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS
AND SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 24.08.2021