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 AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS, A FEW SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES IN THE MORNING. IT WAS VERY
HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. MEANWHILE, AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGXI.

BESIDES, TYPHOON KHANUN WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KHANUN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 220 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE EAST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 6 AUG 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. 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
IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY. VERY
HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 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 05.08.2023