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 AND EXTREMELY
HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. IT WAS
EXTREMELY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO AROUND 35 DEGREES. BESIDES,
SEVERE TYPHOON DOKSURI INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. DOKSURI IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NORTHEASTERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY AND GRADUALLY MOVE
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG AND
SOUTHERN FUJIAN ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF ITS OUTER SUBSIDING AIR, VERY HOT WEATHER WILL PERSIST
OVER SOUTHERN CHINA WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TOMORROW.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, DOKSURI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 500
KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE LUZON STRAIT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING.
EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 35 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. BECOMING CLOUDIER
WITH ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER. THERE WILL BE
SWELLS. LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL VERY HOT ON THURSDAY. MORE SHOWERS
GRADUALLY AND WINDIER LATER. THERE WILL BE SWELLS. WINDY
WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND EXTREMELY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND EXTREMELY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 35 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND EXTREMELY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 35 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 23:45 HKT ON 25.07.2023