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

THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF SUPER TYPHOON DOKSURI AFFECTED
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS
MAINLY FINE. IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE OBSERVATORY ROSE TO 36.1 DEGREES IN
THE AFTERNOON, THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR AND ALSO THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE IN JULY ON RECORD. DOKSURI IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COASTAL AREAS OF
SOUTHERN FUJIAN, MOVING INLAND AND WEAKENING GRADUALLY
TODAY AND TOMORROW. MEANWHILE, UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
DOKSURI AND THE SUBSEQUENT ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM,
IT WILL BE WINDIER WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY.
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1860 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN
THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS SOUTH OF THE RYUKYU
ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27
AND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE FREQUENT
AT NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND AND OFFSHORE. BECOMING
SOUTHWESTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ON
SATURDAY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT FIRST. THE WEATHER
WILL BE BRIGHTER WITH A FEW SHOWERS EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: DUOYUN KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 27 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:47 HKT ON 27.07.2023