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

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. IT WAS
COOL WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO 15
DEGREES OR BELOW. IT WAS DRY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MANY PLACES STAYED
BELOW 50 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER THE REGION.
IT WILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING WITH RATHER LARGE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025)

MAINLY FINE. COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF ABOUT 15 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. VERY DRY DURING THE DAY WITH
A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 22 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY WITH COOL MORNINGS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE OVER THE
WEEKEND. RATHER WARM DURING THE DAY EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 15 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 18.03.2025