LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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 HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS. THERE
WERE ALSO A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. AROUND
5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY IN THE MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAK
OVER GUANGDONG TODAY AND HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO
TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A WEAK NORTHEAST MONSOON
WILL REACH SOUTHERN CHINA ON TUESDAY AND THERE WILL BE MORE
SHOWERS OVER THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON SAOLA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 310 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE EAST AT FIRST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR, AND
MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST LATER, LINGERING OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MORE SHOWERS ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTHEASTERLIES. WEATHER WILL IMPROVE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. DRY DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 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 23:15 HKT ON 27.08.2023