LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY
IN THE AFTERNOON WERE SIX TO SEVEN DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE
OF THE DAY BEFORE. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE, THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE MORE SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 18 AND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : STILL UNSETTLED ON TUESDAY MORNING. SUNNY PERIODS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS AND THERE WILL BE COASTAL
FOG IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 18 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 17.02.2019