PRESS WEATHER NO. 176 - 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

A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS COOL AND CLOUDY WITH A FEW
SHOWERS. MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY
RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY. THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS
EXPECTED TO MODERATE TODAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COAST LATER TODAY AND ON SUNDAY.
THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 9 MAR 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND RELATIVELY LOW
VISIBILITY. MORE SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 17 AND 22 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG
OFFSHORE AT FIRST. BECOMING MODERATE NORTHERLIES LATER.

OUTLOOK : STILL SHOWERY WITH THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST ON
SUNDAY. WEATHER IMPROVING GRADUALLY AND COOL AFTERWARDS.
MAINLY FINE AND DRY ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS

TEMPS: 17 - 22 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 08.03.2019