PRESS WEATHER NO. 152 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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.
BESIDES, A BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS ALSO COVERED THE REGION.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN AND MIST
PATCHES YESTERDAY. A FEW MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. THE WEATHER WAS WARM WITH BRIGHT
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. A HUMID EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL
AFFECT THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA GRADUALLY LATER TODAY.
THERE WILL BE A FEW FOG PATCHES OVER THE REGION IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
COASTAL AREAS ON SATURDAY NIGHT TO SUNDAY AND BRING A FEW
SHOWERS OVER THE REGION. THERE WILL BE THUNDERSTORMS OVER
INLAND AREAS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY. FOG PATCHES AND ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN
THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 22 DEGREES. WARM WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE
DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 26 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL HUMID ON FRIDAY. VISIBILITY WILL BE RATHER
LOW. WARM DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
FROM THE NORTH AT NIGHT TO SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
PROGRESSIVELY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND
14 DEGREES IN THE MORNING EARLY NEXT WEEK. DRY DURING THE
DAY.

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: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 22 - 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 12.03.2025