LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS SUNNY YESTERDAY AND HOT IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS
29.7 DEGREES, THE HOTTEST VERNAL EQUINOX EVER RECORDED.
BESIDES, A COLD FRONT FORMED OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY AND MOVED SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. IT
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS ON SUNDAY
MORNING. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST
MONSOON, IT WILL BE APPRECIABLY COOLER IN THE MORNING OVER
THE SOUTH CHINA COAST EARLY THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 21 MAR 2021)

BECOMING CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AND
RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY AT FIRST. BRIGHT PERIODS DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 25 DEGREES.
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING FRESH NORTHERLIES, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE. TURNING COOLER APPRECIABLY AT NIGHT WITH
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FALLING TO AROUND 19 DEGREES.

OUTLOOK : COOLER ON MONDAY MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS WITH
TEMPERATURES RISING MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BRIGHT PERIODS

(PINYIN: TIANSE MINGLANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: BRIGHT PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: BRIGHT PERIODS

TEMPS: 19 - 25 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 23:15 HKT ON 20.03.2021