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 THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
AFFECTED THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES AT SAI KUNG AND TSEUNG KWAN O. A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER AROUND THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK. IT
WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW
IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST. MORE SHOWERY WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WITH
TEMPERATURES LINGERING AROUND 22 DEGREES. BECOMING MODERATE
NORTHEASTERLIES LATER WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO AROUND
18 DEGREES.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. SLIGHTLY COOLER AND WINDY ON THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONALSHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONALSHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONALSHOWERS

TEMPS: 18 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 05.03.2019