PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THE
WEATHER WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT AND GENERALLY
FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE DOKSURI INTENSIFIED INTO A
TYPHOON PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
DOKSURI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 690 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR, CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND MOVE ACROSS THE SEAS
EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY APART FROM
ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY WITH ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 23.07.2023