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 NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT COOL WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY MORNING. THE CLOUD BAND COVERING THE REGION WAS
THINNING OUT GRADUALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE A FEW RAIN PATCHES YESTERDAY MORNING. A FEW
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE
TERRITORY AND TEMPERATURES ONCE FELL TO AROUND 15 DEGREES.
IT BECAME FINE AND DRY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO ABOUT 60 PER
CENT. THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING
GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019)

FINE. COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 17 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 23 DEGREES. MODERATE
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING CLOUDY AND WINDIER WITH SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. COOL IN THE MORNING OVER THE
WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 17 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 11.03.2019