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

A STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS CLOUDY. THERE WAS
BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. IT WAS COOL LAST MORNING.
TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS FELL TO ABOUT 16 DEGREES,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT
WAS VERY DRY DURING THE DAY WITH THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER
THE TERRITORY GENERALLY FELL BELOW 40 PER CENT. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE EARLY THIS WEEK.
TEMPERATURES OVER GUANGDONG AREAS WILL RISE GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 8 APR 2018)

FINE AND VERY DRY. COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 17 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 23 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND TEMPERATURES RISING GRADUALLY IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 17 - 23 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 07.04.2018