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

THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT
WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
FINE AND VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO
AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. THE HIGH TEMPERATURES
TRIGGERED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITIES AND THERE WERE ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING FINE AND VERY HOT
WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 19 AUG 2017)

IT WILL BE FINE. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH ISOLATED
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
28 AND 34 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. WEATHER DETERIORATING MIDWEEK NEXT 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: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 18.08.2017