LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF TROPICAL
CYCLONE KHANUN, THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE AND
EXTREMELY HOT OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
IT WAS MAINLY FINE. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO
AROUND 35 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES, A
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM ALSO BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, BUT IT WILL STILL BE VERY HOT
OVER THE REGION. MEANWHILE, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
BEIBU WAN WILL ALSO BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

SEVERE TYPHOON KHANUN WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY
NIGHT. AT 11 P.M., KHANUN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 330 KILOMETRES
WEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY AND LINGER
OVER THE EAST CHINA SEA AT FIRST. IT WILL MOVE
EAST-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 8 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN LATER.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 33
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND.
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. STILL A FEW
SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 27 - 33 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 23:33 HKT ON 03.08.2023