LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTING SOUTHERN CHINA MODERATED
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE YESTERDAY
AND DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE AFTERNOON WERE
GENERALLY TWO TO THREE DEGREES HIGHER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY
BEFORE. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ONCE
FELL BELOW 50 PER CENT. A WARM MARITIME AIRSTREAM IS
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BECOME HUMID WITH FOG
GRADUALLY OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 17
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 23 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WARM DURING THE DAY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS AND BECOMING HUMID WITH FOG GRADUALLY. SOME SHOWERS
MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

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: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 17 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 11.03.2018