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 BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT
WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY PERIODS. THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BRING VERY HOT WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. A TROPICAL CYCLONE APPEARED TO BE
FORMING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. 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. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT AND MAINLY FINE APART FROM
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. THE WEATHER
WILL BECOME UNSETTLED MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 20.07.2023