LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A MARITIME AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH
AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE, TWO TO THREE MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES
YESTERDAY MORNING. WITH THE SHOWERS WEAKENING, LOCALLY
THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES,
PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL CHINA IS RISING. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO FORM AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW, BRINGING SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY. COASTAL FOG IN THE MORNING. SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT
NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 22 AND 27 DEGREES.
MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST ON SATURDAY,
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF AT NIGHT. SLIGHTLY COOLER AND WINDY
DURING THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 22 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 26.03.2020