PRESS WEATHER NO. 165 - 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

UNDER THE INFLUENCED OF A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, THERE
WERE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
MEANWHILE, THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT COOL WEATHER TO
THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS COOL AND CLOUDY WITH A FEW
SHOWERS. A FEW MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY
RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A
RELATIVELY DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TODAY AND TOMORROW AND IT WILL
BE COOL IN THE MORNING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY. COOL WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 16 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY ON TUESDAY. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A
FEW SHOWERS IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS 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: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 16 - 21 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 10.03.2019