PRESS WEATHER NO. 187 - 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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. BESIDES, THE SAND AND DUST WEATHER ALSO AFFECTED
PARTS OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY.
VISIBILITY WAS RELATIVELY LOW OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY.
THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE WEATHER WAS
VERY DRY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MANY PLACES FELL TO 30
PER CENT OR BELOW, AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECORDED AT
THE OBSERVATORY ONCE FELL TO 21 PER CENT, THE LOWEST RECORD
IN APRIL SINCE THE AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION WAS
ESTABLISHED AT THE OBSERVATORY'S HEADQUARTERS IN 1984. THE
MONSOON MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A VERY DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM, AS WELL AS
SAND AND DUST WEATHER, IN ADDITION TO WEAK WINDS,
VISIBILITY WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW OVER GUANGDONG TODAY AND
TOMORROW. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT
WILL BE RATHER LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 14 APR 2025)

BECOMING FINE. VERY DRY. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME
AREAS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING WILL BE ABOUT
20 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 28 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
NORTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY DRY WITH RELATIVELY LOW
VISIBILITY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RATHER LARGE.
RELATIVELY HUMID IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS 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: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 20 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 13.04.2025