LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
THE ASSOCIATED STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT APPRECIABLY
COOLER WEATHER TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS YESTERDAY MORNING. THE WEATHER WAS CLOUDY WITH ONE
OR TWO SHOWERS AS WINDS STRENGTHENED FROM THE NORTH AFTER
MIDDAY. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY LAST NIGHT WERE
GENERALLY FIVE TO SIX DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY
BEFORE. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOLER
AND VERY DRY WEATHER TO GUANGDONG DURING THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 7 APR 2018)

CLOUDY. APPRECIABLY COOLER WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN
PATCHES IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 15 DEGREES. VERY DRY WITH BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 21
DEGREES. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY GALE
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. WINDS WILL MODERATE LATER.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND VERY DRY WITH COOL MORNING ON SUNDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SIGNIFICANTLY COOL

(PINYIN: XIANZHU ZHUAN LIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: SIGNIFICANTLY COOL

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: SIGNIFICANTLY COOL

TEMPS: 15 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 06.04.2018