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

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MISTY YESTERDAY MORNING. THE VISIBILITY AT
WAGLAN ISLAND ONCE FELL BELOW 2000 METRES. IT WAS HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS
OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO ABOUT 30 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON.
BESIDES, THE AREAS OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED
WITH UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES AFFECTED THE WESTERN PART OF
GUANGDONG AND INLAND GUANGDONG IN THE AFTERNOON AND AT
NIGHT. HAIL WAS REPORTED IN GUANGZHOU AND HUIZHOU AT NIGHT.
A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES ARE
EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 30 MAR 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW
AT FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 30 DEGREES. ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY.
SUNNY INTERVALS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 24 - 30 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 23:45 HKT ON 29.03.2024