PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - 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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. A BAND
OF CLOUDS BROUGHT RAINY WEATHER TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT
WAS CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. RAIN WAS MORE FREQUENT
IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A FRESH
TO STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT IS EXPECTED TO BE WINDIER
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW AND IT WILL
BE COOL IN THE MORNING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN. RAIN WILL EASE OFF
LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 18 AND 20 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WINDIER WITH COOL MORNING ON SATURDAY. WEATHER
WILL IMPROVE OVER THE WEEKEND TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL RAIN

(PINYIN: JIANZHONG YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL RAIN

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL RAIN

TEMPS: 18 - 20 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 14.03.2019