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 FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS COLD YESTERDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES FELL TO AROUND 11 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND EVEN FELL BELOW 10 DEGREES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND DRY DURING THE DAY.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY ONCE FELL TO 50
PER CENT OR BELOW. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON, IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE WITH RELATIVELY LARGE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 10 MAR 2018)

FINE AND DRY. RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 13 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 21 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE
LATER.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY WITH TEMPERATURES RISING IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE. BECOMING
HUMID WITH FOG MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

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: 13 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 13 - 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 09.03.2018