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

WINDS WERE WEAK AND THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE AND VERY
HOT OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY FINE. TEMPERATURES OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE
TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL STILL
BE WEAK AND THE WEATHER WILL BE VERY HOT OVER GUANGDONG
TODAY. A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING
SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TOWARDS THE WEEKEND
AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON KHANUN WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KHANUN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 240 KILOMETRES WEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY AND LINGER OVER THE
EAST CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLIES WITH
ISOLATED SHOWERS LATER.

OUTLOOK : MORE SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 02.08.2023