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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS, A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FORM OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
IT WILL BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE REGION IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WITH THE TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE WEAKENING SLIGHTLY, SHOWERS WILL LESSEN OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG EARLY NEXT WEEK.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KHANUN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES WEST OF NAGASAKI. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS WEST OF KYUSHU OF JAPAN AND TOWARDS
THE KOREAN PENINSULA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THERE WILL STILL BE
SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 09.08.2023