PRESS WEATHER NO. 157 - 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 ANTICYCLONE ALOFT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE. IT
WAS HOT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS
OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO ABOUT 28 DEGREES. THE ANTICYCLONE
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, THERE WILL BE THUNDERY SHOWERS
OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 8 APR 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY. COASTAL MIST IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 24 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND
28 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE SHOWERS IN THE
LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

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: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 24 - 28 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 07.04.2019