LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
ALSO AFFECTED INLAND GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
AROUND NOON. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER OVER THE WESTERN PART OF
THE NEW TERRITORIES. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER TSING YI, TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY
AND TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL BE VERY HOT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT
THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON KHANUN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE RYUKYU ISLANDS AND TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE EAST
CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY
HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. STILL SOME SHOWERS OVER THE
WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 01.08.2023