PRESS WEATHER NO. 231 - 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

A HUMID EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY MORNING. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS
YESTERDAY. THE VISIBILITY WAS RATHER LOW AT FIRST. WITH THE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER INLAND GUANGDONG DEVELOPED INTO
A COLD FRONT AND MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS GRADUALLY,
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT, AROUND 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL AND VIOLENT GUSTS WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES IN THE AFTERNOON LOCALLY. HAIL WAS EVEN
REPORTED AT TAI PO. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ASSOCIATED
NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME COOL AND WINDY
OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. THE WEATHER
WILL IMPROVE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE
COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT, VERY DRY DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 16 MAR 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AT FIRST. COOL IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT
15 DEGREES. DRY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE TO
FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : COOL IN THE MORNING IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. THERE WILL BE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. MAINLY
FINE AND DRY IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

DRY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: QINGLANG GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: DRY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: DRY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 15 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 15.03.2025