LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. VISIBILITY WAS
RATHER LOW. MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY RECORDED 10 TO 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY
AND TOMORROW. 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 (THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
VISIBILITY RATHER LOW IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 24 DEGREES. LIGHT
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS ON FRIDAY. HUMID WITH FOG OVER THE
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT WILL BE WARM DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 20 - 24 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 18.03.2020