LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON THAT AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO INLAND GUANGDONG.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE BRIGHT PERIODS IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
LINGER OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS,
BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A MARITIME AIRSTREAM, IT WILL BE WARM AND
HUMID WITH FOG OVER THE COASTAL AREAS DURING THE WEEKEND
AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
19 AND 23 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
WARM AND HUMID WITH FOG OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 19 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 17.03.2020