LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

A WARM MARITIME AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND MIST
PATCHES. VISIBILITY OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ONCE FELL
BELOW 5000 METRES. THE WARM MARITIME AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA COAST LATER ON
FRIDAY, BRINGING THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY. MIST PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
WARM WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL WARM ON FRIDAY. BECOMING WINDY WITH RAIN
AND APPRECIABLY COOLER LATER ON FRIDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND.

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: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 23 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 5

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 20.03.2019