PRESS WEATHER NO. 150 - 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

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY FELL TO
ABOUT 50 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO DOMINATE SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY. DRY WITH
SUNNY PERIODS AND SOME HAZE DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 16 AND 22 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING NORTHERLIES LATER.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND VERY DRY ON THURSDAY. CLOUDIER TOWARDS
THE WEEKEND. FOGGY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 16 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:16 HKT ON 28.02.2017