PRESS WEATHER NO. 221 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40
MILLIMETRES OVER TUEN MUN, NORTH DISTRICT AND TAI O.
SHOWERS AFFECTING THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IS EXPECTED
TO LESSEN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, THE WEATHER WILL BE
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS OVER THE REGION.

TROPICAL STORM KHANUN INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON
PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KHANUN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 770 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER
IN SOME AREAS WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

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

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:18 HKT ON 30.07.2023