PRESS WEATHER NO. 191 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE
WERE MORE SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES. IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE
DAY. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY TODAY
AND TOMORROW. THE WEATHER OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
WILL BE BRIGHTER AND VERY HOT. MEANWHILE, UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL BE A FEW
SHOWERS OVER THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON LAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 220
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OSAKA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF KANSAI REGION OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY PERIODS
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 : VERY HOT WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY.
THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 14.08.2023