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 THAT AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY. THERE WERE A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING.
THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER
MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY WERE THREE TO FIVE DEGREES
HIGHER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY IN THE
AFTERNOON. THERE WERE A FEW MIST PATCHES AT NIGHT. THE
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IS
EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN LATER TODAY.

BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON WUTIP HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
WUTIP WAS CENTRED ABOUT 820 KILOMETRES NORTH OF YAP. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND WILL CONTINUE TO
WEAKEN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY. MIST AND ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN
THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 20 DEGREES. WARM WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 25 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, FRESHENING AT NIGHT.

OUTLOOK : WINDIER ON FRIDAY. HUMID WITH COASTAL FOG DURING
THE WEEKEND. COOLER EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 20 - 25 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 27.02.2019