PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - 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

A MARITIME AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY MORNING. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY YESTERDAY
WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THERE WAS COASTAL FOG
IN THE MORNING. THE VISIBILITY AT WAGLAN ISLAND FELL TO
AROUND 100 METRES. BESIDES, THE NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG DURING THE DAY. THE MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO BRING CLOUDY AND COOL WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017)

CLOUDY. A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING
BETWEEN 17 AND 20 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDY WITH COOL MORNING IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS. HUMID AND FOGGY IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SLIGHTLY COOLER

(PINYIN: TIANQI SHAOLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: SLIGHTLY COOLER

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: SLIGHTLY COOLER

TEMPS: 17 - 20 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 17

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 06.03.2017