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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER WEATHER
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY
TO OVERCAST WITH A FEW RAIN AND MIST PATCHES. TEMPERATURES
OVER THE TERRITORY WERE GENERALLY FIVE TO SIX DEGREES LOWER
THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. MISTY IN
THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 18 AND 23 DEGREES. MODERATE
EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
OCCASIONAL RAIN WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING SIGNIFICANTLY ON
SUNDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 18 - 23 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 23:45 HKT ON 22.03.2017