PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - 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 NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS SUNNY AND VERY DRY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY STAYED AT 30
PER CENT OR BELOW IN THE AFTERNOON. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017)

MAINLY FINE AND DRY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING
WILL BE ABOUT 17 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 22 DEGREES DURING THE DAY. IT
WILL BE CLOUDY AT NIGHT. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT
TIMES.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDIER OVER THE WEEKEND. RELATIVELY HUMID WITH
COASTAL FOG EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 17 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 02.03.2017