LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL CYCLONE HAIKUI MOVED ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT AND
WEAKENED FROM A TYPHOON TO A TROPICAL STORM PROGRESSIVELY
YESTERDAY. THE ASSOCIATED OUTER SUBSIDING AIR AFFECTED
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR
ABOVE. THERE WERE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAIKUI IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF
EASTERN GUANGDONG TO SOUTHERN FUJIAN AND MOVE INLAND TODAY.
THE ASSOCIATED RAINBANDS WILL AFFECT THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDE, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY.
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 610 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS EAST OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS. 
 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION KIROGI WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER. MODERATE WEST TO
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE LATTER PART
OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:21 HKT ON 04.09.2023