PRESS WEATHER NO. 155 - 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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON THAT AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA
MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS
FINE. IT WAS COOL IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN
AREAS WERE ABOUT 16 OR 17 DEGREES. UNDER CLEAR SKIES,
RADIATION COOLING WAS MORE SIGNIFICANT OVER PARTS OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES, WHERE TEMPERATURES FELL TO 13 DEGREES OR
BELOW. IT WAS RATHER WARM AND VERY DRY DURING THE DAY.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY FINE OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS WILL BE WEAK. THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RATHER
LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 22 MAR 2025)

IT WILL BE FINE. 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. RATHER WARM AND
VERY DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT
26 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. VERY DRY AND RATHER WARM DURING THE DAY. THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RATHER
LARGE. HOT DURING THE DAY MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 17 - 26 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 21.03.2025