LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AFFECTED THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT FIRST. MORE THAN 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. IT
WAS HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE BROAD TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

BESIDES, TYPHOON KHANUN INTENSIFIED PROGRESSIVELY INTO A
SUPER TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KHANUN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 410 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE
DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES.
MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW SHOWERS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:16 HKT ON 31.07.2023