LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT FINE WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS COOL IN
THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS WERE ABOUT 15
DEGREES. DUE TO CLEAR SKIES AND RELATIVELY WEAK WINDS,
TEMPERATURES OVER INLAND AREAS DROPPED MORE RAPIDLY.
TEMPERATURES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES FELL TO 12
DEGREES OR BELOW. THE WEATHER WAS VERY DRY DURING THE DAY.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY
STAYED BELOW 40 PER CENT. UNDER THE PERSISTENT INFLUENCE OF
THE MONSOON, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY FINE
OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL BE COOL IN
THE MORNING WITH RATHER LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT. WITH THE MONSOON MODERATING
GRADUALLY, TEMPERATURES WILL RISE FURTHER OVER GUANGDONG
OVER THE WEEKEND. IT WILL BE RATHER WARM DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025)

IT WILL BE FINE. COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 24 DEGREES.
MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY WITH COOL MORNING ON FRIDAY. FINE
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WITH TEMPERATURES RISING FURTHER OVER
THE WEEKEND. HOT DURING THE DAY EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 16 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 19.03.2025