PRESS WEATHER NO. 154 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

A DRY EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS VERY DRY
IN THE AFTERNOON. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECORDED AT THE
OBSERVATORY ONCE FELL TO 22 PER CENT, EQUALLING THE LOWEST
ON RECORD IN APRIL SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AUTOMATIC
WEATHER STATION AT THE OBSERVATORY'S HEADQUARTERS IN 1984.
THE DRY EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY
FINE, AND WARM DURING THE DAY OVER THE REGION. A BAND OF
CLOUDS WILL COVER SOUTHERN CHINA TOWARDS THE WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE
REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING WILL BE
ABOUT 18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 23 DEGREES. BECOMING
CLOUDY LATER. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS ON
SATURDAY. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
RATHER WARM DURING THE DAY 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. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 18 - 23 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 23:45 HKT ON 03.04.2025