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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE
APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33
DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS
EXPECTED TO BRING PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT AND GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM PROGRESSIVELY
YEATERDAY AND WAS NAMED DOKSURI. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
DOKSURI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1200 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE
SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 22 JUL 2023)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY
HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 33
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT AND MAINLY FINE APART FROM
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS
WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 21.07.2023