PRESS WEATHER NO. 152 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

**********************************************

LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A WARM AND HUMID MARITIME AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS
MAINLY FINE. IT WAS FOGGY IN THE MORNING. THE VISIBILITY AT
WAGLAN ISLAND ONCE FELL BELOW 500 METRES. IT WAS WARM
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY ROSE TO 28 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
MARITIME AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG TODAY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL AFFECT
THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK
AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SLIGHTLY OVER
THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY. FOGGY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT
21 DEGREES. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 26 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SLIGHTLY IN THE FOLLOWING
FEW DAYS. WINDIER ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

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: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 21 - 26 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 23:15 HKT ON 21.02.2024