LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUED TO COVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 28
DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES, A COLD FRONT
FORMED OVER CENTRAL CHINA AND MOVED SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY
YESTERDAY. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG LATER TODAY. THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE
REGION AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SIGNIFICANTLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW
AT FIRST. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 27
DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, STRENGTHENING FROM THE NORTH LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SIGNIFICANTLY TO A MINIMUM OF ABOUT
18 DEGREES AT NIGHT.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY DURING THE
WEEKEND. IT WILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING AND VERY DRY DURING
THE DAY. MAINLY FINE EARLY NEXT WEEK AND TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 18 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 05.04.2018