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 DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE YESTERDAY
AND DRY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER
THE TERRITORY FALLING BELOW 70 PER CENT. BESIDES, PRESSURE
OVER EASTERN CHINA BEGAN TO RISE IN THE AFTERNOON. A FRESH
TO STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY LATER TODAY. IT WILL BE WINDIER WITH SHOWERS
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019)

FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 18 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 23
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS. BECOMING CLOUDY
WITH A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AND OCCASIONALLY STRONG WINDS
OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : WINDIER WITH SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS
AND COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING CLOUDY

(PINYIN: JIANZHUAN DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: BECOMING CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: BECOMING CLOUDY

TEMPS: 18 - 23 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 12.03.2019