PRESS WEATHER NO. 161 - 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.
LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
TEMPERATURES AROUND NOON WERE GENERALLY THREE TO FOUR
DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY. WITH THE MONSOON BEING REPLACED BY A HUMID MARITIME
AIRSTREAM, TEMPERATURES WILL RISE OVER THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST MIDWEEK THIS WEEK AND THE WEATHER WILL BE BRIGHTER.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. RAIN WILL BE
MORE FREQUENT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 17 AND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES RISING WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: YOU JIZHEN YU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: A FEW RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: A FEW RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 17 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 24.03.2019