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 SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS HAZY. IT WAS DRY WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE VISIBILITY IN THE HARBOUR ONCE
FELL TO AROUND 4000 METRES. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017)

FINE. COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
ABOUT 15 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. VERY DRY DURING THE DAY WITH
A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 22 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE WITH COOL MORNING ON FRIDAY. CLOUDIER
IN THE WEEKEND. COASTAL FOG EARLY 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: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 15 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 4

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 11

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 01.03.2017