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

TROPICAL CYCLONE MAWAR WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY,
AND ITS OUTER SUBSIDING AIR ALSO BROUGHT EXTREMELY HOT
WEATHER TO GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE.
IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER
MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 35 DEGREES OR ABOVE.
BESIDES, THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE
OBSERVATORY WAS 34.6 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
ALSO AFFECTED PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF MAWAR, IT WILL 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, TYPHOON MAWAR WAS CENTRED ABOUT 530
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH SLOWLY IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF SEAS EAST OF
TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023)

MAINLY FINE WITH RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS AT
FIRST. A FEW 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 IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT
TO MODERATE WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
STILL A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 30.05.2023