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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS. IT
WAS HOT AND DRY DURING THE DAY. SUPER TYPHOON SAOLA IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND TOWARDS THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG TODAY
AND TOMORROW, EDGING CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY GRADUALLY. IT WILL BE WINDY WITH SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND SWELLS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG ON FRIDAY
AND OVER THE WEEKEND.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM HAIKUI WEAKENED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, HAIKUI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 840 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. HOT AND DRY WITH
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 TO FRESH
NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND.
STRENGTHENING GRADUALLY LATER. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND SWELLS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL STILL BE
SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG YANRE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 30.08.2023