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 EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY. THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL CHINA IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP INTO A COLD FRONT GRADUALLY. THE ASSOCIATED
THUNDERY SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON FOLLOWING THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING GENERALLY FINE AND APPRECIABLY COOLER
WEATHER TO THE REGION IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF
THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH RATHER LOW VISIBILITY. SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 26 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE THUNDERY SHOWERS ON TUESDAY
AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL APPRECIABLY. FINE WITH COOL
MORNINGS IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER

(PINYIN: SHAOHOU YOU JIZHEN ZHOUYU LEIYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER

TEMPS: 20 - 26 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 18.03.2018