LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO BRING FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND DRY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY ONCE FELL BELOW 50 PER
CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A FRESH
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM, IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY CLOUDIER OVER THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST DURING THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 24 MAR 2018)

IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 19 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND
24 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT TIMES.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS ON SUNDAY. MAINLY FINE IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: DRY WITH 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 23:15 HKT ON 23.03.2018