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

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT VERY HOT WEATHER AND
SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE A FEW SHOWERS YESTERDAY MORNING. THE WEATHER WAS VERY
HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER
THE TERRITORY GENERALLY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. IT WILL STILL BE VERY HOT OVER THE REGION. AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER BEIBU WAN AND THE COAST OF
GUANGXI, AND BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON KHANUN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 240
KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
EAST-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR EDGING
CLOSER TO THE RYUKYU ISLANDS GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 5 AUG 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 27 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 33 DEGREES
IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. STILL VERY HOT ON SUNDAY. SHOWERS WILL
LESSEN MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

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 23:45 HKT ON 04.08.2023