PRESS WEATHER NO. 209 - 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

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS, A FEW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE MORE FREQUENT IN
THE MORNING. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. THE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE LUZON
STRAIT INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM PROGRESSIVELY
YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED SAOLA. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SAOLA
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT
IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE EAST OF
THE LUZON STRAIT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY HOT EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 24.08.2023