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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A WEAK NORTHEAST
MONSOON ALSO AFFECTED GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN
20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 90 MILLIMETRES OVER THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER SUBSIDING
AIR OF TROPICAL CYCLONE SAOLA, IT WILL BE VERY HOT OVER
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
SUPER TYPHOON SAOLA WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
YESTERDAY MORNING AND REINTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER TYPHOON IN
THE AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM HAIKUI INTENSIFIED INTO A
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SAOLA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 410
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
LUZON STRAIT.
 
MEANWHILE, HAIKUI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1140 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 26 DEGREES. 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 NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS ON THURSDAY. WINDIER
WITH A FEW SHOWERS TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 29.08.2023