PRESS WEATHER NO. 202 - 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 GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS
AND A FEW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY
ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER IN SOME
AREAS WITH THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES
, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER SHA TIN
AND SAI KUNG. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT,
THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT
OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. HOWEVER, A
SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM WILL STILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE COASTAL
AREAS.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM SAOLA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A
TYPHOON PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
SAOLA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 580 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF
MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTH SLOWLY, LINGERING EAST
OF LUZON STRAIT AND INTENSIFYING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 26 AUG 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.

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 25.08.2023