LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

THE CLOUD BAND COVERING SOUTHERN CHINA THINNED OUT
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO
LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. THE WEATHER IMPROVED DURING
THE DAY. IT WAS WARM WITH TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY RISING TO 26 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE
AFTERNOON. A WARM MARITIME AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT
THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY TODAY AND
TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL BE HUMID WITH FOG OVER THE
REGION IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
IT WILL ALSO BE WARM DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN SOME
AREAS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES IN
THE MORNING. IT WILL BE WARM DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 25 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING
MODERATE EASTERLIES LATER.

OUTLOOK : MOIST WITH FOG IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. WARM
DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 20 - 25 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 23:15 HKT ON 28.02.2018