PRESS WEATHER NO. 269 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM DOKSURI WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. ITS SUBSEQUENT SOUTHERLY
AIRSTREAM BROUGHT HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE
HEAVIER IN THE MORNING. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. WITH THE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTING THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA WEAKENING, SHOWERS WILL LESSEN AND
THE WEATHER WILL BE BRIGHTER AND VERY HOT OVER THE REGION
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM KHANUN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1120 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 30 JUL 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST. HOT WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED IN THE
MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 29.07.2023