PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - 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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY FINE AND HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 30.6 DEGREES,
THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR. BESIDES, PRESSURE OVER
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA ROSE YESTERDAY. AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG TODAY.
THE TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION WILL BE GENERALLY LOWER.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 4 APR 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS IN
THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 29 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING
MODERATE EASTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH LOWER TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY. SUNNY
PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY

(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

TEMPS: 24 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 03.04.2021