LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE
HEAVY IN THE MORNING. AROUND 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. WITH THE TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WEAKENING, IT WILL BECOME BRIGHTER AND VERY HOT
OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON LAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 480
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OSAKA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS HONSHU OF
JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 14 AUG 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS WITH SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. WEATHER BECOMING UNSETTLED GRADUALLY IN THE
LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU  YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 23:17 HKT ON 13.08.2023