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 STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT COOLER WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH
ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. TEMPERATURES OVER THE
TERRITORY DURING THE DAY WERE GENERALLY A FEW DEGREES LOWER
THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS
EXPECTED TO MODERATE TODAY. THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED
WITH A COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT
WILL BRING GENERALLY FINE AND APPRECIABLY COOLER WEATHER TO
THE REGION IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 18 MAR 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 19 DEGREES. WARM WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 24 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT
FIRST.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE THUNDERY SHOWERS ON MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL APPRECIABLY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 19 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 17.03.2018