PRESS WEATHER NO. 213 - 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

TROPICAL STORM PRAPIROON MOVED ACROSS BEIBU WAN AND
INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. THE
ASSOCIATED RAINBANDS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
BESIDES, THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA.
LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS, A FEW SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. PRAPIROON IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE INTO THE INLAND AREAS OF GUANGXI TO THE NORTHERN
PART OF VIETNAM TODAY AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, PRAPIROON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 230
KILOMETRES EAST OF HA NOI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS BEIBU WAN.
 
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GAEMI INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON LAST
NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, GAEMI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 640
KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN AND INTENSIFY
SIGNIFICANTLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY
HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH 35
DEGREES OR ABOVE OVER THE NEW TERRITORIES. A FEW SHOWERS
TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: TIANQI KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 28 - 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 23:24 HKT ON 22.07.2024