PRESS WEATHER NO. 157 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY AROUND NOON WERE GENERALLY
FOUR TO SIX DEGREES HIGHER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE.
WINDS WILL STILL BE WEAK AND THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM
WILL AFFECT THE REGION GRADUALLY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
BESIDES, UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES,
THERE WILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER
SOUTHERN CHINA OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 23 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 29
DEGREES. COASTAL MIST AT NIGHT. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED LATER ON
SATURDAY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY.
STILL A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 23 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 28.03.2024