PRESS WEATHER NO. 174 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 ANTICYCLONE ALOFT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. A SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM ALSO BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
LOCALLY, IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS YESTERDAY. THERE
WERE ALSO A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ABOUT 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER LANTAU
ISLAND AND PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BRING VERY HOT WEATHER
TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 29 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY
HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MORE SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 29 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 29 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 15.08.2023