PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. AN EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY,
IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS YESTERDAY. MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY. A
STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY. COOL
WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 15 AND 18 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : MORE SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LATER ON
SATURDAY. WEATHER IMPROVING GRADUALLY AND COOL EARLY NEXT
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. 6

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 18 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 15 - 18 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 07.03.2019