LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO INLAND GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. BESIDES, A WEAK NORTHEAST
MONSOON AFFECTED THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE EASTERN PART
OF HONG KONG AND PARTS OF LANTAU ISLAND. THE WEATHER WAS
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE WEAK
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND THERE WILL BE MORE SHOWERS OVER
THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON SAOLA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 630 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN
THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN TO THE
LUZON STRAIT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. LIGHT
WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE NORTHEASTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS APART FROM ISOLATED
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANZHONG YOU YU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:21 HKT ON 28.08.2023