LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A MARITIME AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY MORNING. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE
OR TWO SHOWERS. THERE WAS COASTAL FOG IN THE MORNING.
VISIBILITY AT WAGLAN ISLAND FELL BELOW 1000 METRES.
BESIDES, A COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS INLAND GUANGDONG AND THE
EASTERN COAST DURING THE DAY, AND BROUGHT APPRECIABLY
COOLER AND RAINY WEATHER TO THE REGION. THE COLD FRONT
ARRIVED ON THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY LAST
NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
BRING APPRECIABLY COOLER WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA DURING
THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 23 MAR 2019)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. RAIN WILL BE MORE FREQUENT WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
GRADUALLY LATER. IT WILL BE APPRECIABLY COOLER WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING GRADUALLY FROM ABOUT 24 DEGREES AT
FIRST TO AROUND 18 DEGREES AT NIGHT.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW RAIN PATCHES ON SUNDAY WITH WINDY AND
COOLER WEATHER. TEMPERATURES RISING GRADUALLY EARLY TO
MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COOLER AND CLOUDY WITH RAIN

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: COOLER AND CLOUDY WITH RAIN

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: COOLER AND CLOUDY WITH RAIN

TEMPS: 18 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:20 HKT ON 22.03.2019