LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE AFFECTED
SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE COASTAL AREAS YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. A FEW MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY.
THE UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THUNDERY
SHOWERS TO GUANGDONG TODAY. WITH THE DISTURBANCE DEPARTING,
WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER THE REGION IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. COASTAL MIST AT
NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 19 AND 23 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
FOG IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT ON FRIDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 19 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 14.03.2018