LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS
AND IT WAS FOGGY. THE VISIBILITY AT WAGLAN ISLAND ONCE FELL
BELOW 500 METRES. IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE
OBSERVATORY WAS 29.4 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR.
BESIDES, THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART
OF SOUTHERN CHINA DEVELOPED INTO A COLD FRONT GRADUALLY
YESTERDAY MORNING, AND MOVED ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AROUND THE EVENING. UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE LOCAL WEATHER
BECAME COOL APPRECIABLY AT NIGHT. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE COOL WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN
PATCHES OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 29 MAR 2025)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. RAIN WILL BE MORE FREQUENT
AT FIRST. BECOMING COOL APPRECIABLY. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND, GUSTY AT TIMES AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY COOL WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL
BE ABOUT 15 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE WITH TEMPERATURE RISING PROGRESSIVELY IN THE MIDDLE
AND LATTER PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 16 - 20 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 17

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:19 HKT ON 28.03.2025