PRESS WEATHER NO. 193 - 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 COLD FRONT CROSSED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY
MORNING. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN
PATCHES. THERE WERE FOG PATCHES IN THE MORNING. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON ASSOCIATED WITH
THE COLD FRONT, WINDS STRENGTHENED AND IT WAS APPRECIABLY
COOLER YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES AT MANY PLACES WERE ABOUT
EIGHT DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE DURING THE
DAY. A REPLENISHMENT OF THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH
THE COASTAL AREA ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP
FURTHER, BECOMING COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES OVER THE
REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. VISIBILITY
RELATIVELY LOW AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 18
AND 22 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES FALLING APPRECIABLY WITH A FEW RAIN
PATCHES ON THURSDAY. FINE AND DRY WITH COLD MORNING ON
FRIDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 18 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 06.03.2018