PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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
WAS GRADUALLY REPLACED BY A MARITIME AIRSTREAM YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO LIGHT
RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST AND SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. A
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
AREAS DURING THE DAY TODAY. THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST
MONSOON WILL BRING COOLER WEATHER TO THE REGION EARLY THIS
WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 3 MAR 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. VISIBILITY RATHER LOW AT
FIRST. MORE SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 19 AND 24 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE NORTHERLIES
LATER.

OUTLOOK : SLIGHTLY COOLER ON MONDAY MORNING. THE WEATHER
WILL BE UNSETTLED IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS
WEEK.

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. 7

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 19 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 02.03.2019