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 COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY
AND THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT RAINY AND
COOLER WEATHER TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY TO
OVERCAST WITH RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS, FOGGY AT FIRST. ABOUT
20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE
TERRITORY. THE WEATHER BECAME COOL SIGNIFICANTLY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES IN THE EVENING WERE FIVE TO
SIX DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON, IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE AND DRY
OVER SOUTHERN CHINA DURING WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 1 APR 2017)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. COOL IN THE
MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 15 DEGREES.
FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE ABOUT 21 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS,
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE WITH COOL MORNING IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. SUNNY PERIODS ON CHING MING FESTIVAL.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 15 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 31.03.2017