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PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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


 
GENERAL SITUATION


AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. BESIDES, THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR
OF SEVERE TYPHOON MAWAR ALSO AFFECTED THE COAST OF
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS
VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF MAWAR, IT IS
EXPECTED TO BE PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT
THE REGION.


 
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MAWAR WAS CENTRED ABOUT 620
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST SLOWLY IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF SEAS EAST
OF TAIWAN.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG


 
MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE WEST
TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.


 
OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE UP TO 34
DEGREES OR ABOVE ON WEDNESDAY.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 30.05.2023

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