LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT VERY HOT WEATHER TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS
AND A FEW SHOWERS. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE.
THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KHANUN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KAGOSHIMA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE SEAS WEST OF KYUSHU OF
JAPAN TO THE KOREAN PENINSULA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 29 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY
HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND
34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY ON THURSDAY.
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SHOWERS WILL EASE
OFF EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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: 29 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 29 - 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 23:15 HKT ON 08.08.2023