PRESS WEATHER NO. 307 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL CYCLONE SAOLA MOVED ACROSS THE COAST OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG AND WEAKENED FROM A SEVERE TYPHOON INTO A
TROPICAL STORM PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. ITS ASSOCIATED
OUTER RAINBANDS AFFECTED THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS. MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY.
WITH SAOLA DEPARTING AND WEAKENING GRADUALLY TODAY AND
TOMORROW, SHOWERS WILL LESSEN OVER THE COAST OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON HAIKUI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 360
KILOMETRES EAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT
ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 3 SEP 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 26 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY
WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THERE
WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDIER OFFSHORE.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:24 HKT ON 02.09.2023