LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY
AND THERE WERE ALSO SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS, A FEW SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. WITH THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERING SOUTHEASTERN CHINA EXTENDING
WESTWARDS, IT WILL BE HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES.
HOT WITH 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
EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT ON FRIDAY APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MORE SHOWERS DURING THE WEEKEND.

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 23:15 HKT ON 01.09.2021