PRESS WEATHER NO. 171 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 24.02.2018
(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 AFFECTING THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES YESTERDAY MORNING. THERE WERE
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH RELATIVELY LOW
VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY IN THE AFTERNOON WERE ABOUT FOUR DEGREES
HIGHER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. BESIDES, PRESSURE OVER
THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA IS RISING. A WEAK
REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG LATER TODAY.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 25 FEB 2018)
MAINLY CLOUDY. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS. ONE
OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 17 AND 23
DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING NORTHERLIES
LATER.
OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:
SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
MAINLY CLOUDY
(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)
FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 1
CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY
MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES
FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 5
CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY
TEMPS: 17 - 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 24.02.2018