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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND DRY. IT WAS
COOL IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS WERE
ABOUT 16 DEGREES. DUE TO CLEAR SKIES AND RELATIVELY WEAK
WINDS, RADIATION COOLING WAS SIGNIFICANT OVER PARTS OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES, WHERE TEMPERATURES ONCE FELL TO 13 DEGREES
OR BELOW. WITH THE MONSOON MODERATING GRADUALLY,
TEMPERATURES OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA ARE EXPECTED
TO RISE PROGRESSIVELY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER WILL BE
GENERALLY FINE OVER THE REGION, WITH RATHER LARGE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025)

FINE AND DRY. COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 17 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. WARM DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 25 DEGREES.
MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE PROGRESSIVELY, BUT THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RATHER
LARGE. HOT DURING THE DAY EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 17 - 25 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 23:45 HKT ON 20.03.2025