PRESS WEATHER NO. 167 - 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

A WEAK COLD FRONT FORMED OVER CENTRAL CHINA YESTERDAY
MORNING AND MOVED ACROSS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG LAST NIGHT.
LOCALLY, THE VISIBILITY WAS RELATIVELY LOW OVER PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY AT FIRST YESTERDAY. THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY AND ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES
IN THE AFTERNOON. A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
AFFECT GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY
COOLER IN THE MORNING OVER THE REGION. THE WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 23 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY ON TUESDAY. SLIGHTLY COOLER
IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES RISING IN THE MIDDLE AND
LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 18 - 23 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 12.03.2023