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 GRADUALLY
YESTERDAY. BESIDES, SHOWERS ALSO AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS
OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE WERE ISOLATED SHOWERS
YESTERDAY MORNING. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER SHA TIN, TAI PO AND NORTH DISTRICT. IT
WAS MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. UNDER THE DOMINANCE OF
AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER WILL BE MAINLY FINE AND
VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA DURING THE WEEKEND TO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM MA-ON MOVED ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM AND WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE PROGRESSIVELY OVER INDO-CHINA YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 27 AUG 2022)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THERE WILL BE
ISOLATED SHOWERS. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. A FEW SHOWERS IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER
PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.

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. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 26.08.2022