LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. BESIDES, SHOWERS ALSO AFFECTED THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE WERE ONE OR TWO SHOWERS
AT FIRST. IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY GENERALLY
ROSE ABOVE 30 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER WILL BE HOT AND
GENERALLY FINE OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON MAWAR WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 720 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF YAP. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 26 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS EAST OF LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 27 MAY 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 27 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT
32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS ON SUNDAY. VERY HOT DURING
THE DAY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. THERE WILL BE A FEW
SHOWERS MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:22 HKT ON 26.05.2023