PRESS WEATHER NO. 179 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE
SUNNY PERIODS. THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. THE
WEATHER WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER
MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERING THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WILL STRENGTHEN MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. THE
WEATHER WILL BE VERY HOT OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KHANUN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 340 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST SLOWLY, LINGERING OVER
THE SEAS SOUTH OF KYUSHU OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 7 AUG 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES.
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.

OUTLOOK : 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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS 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 23:15 HKT ON 06.08.2023