LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

A HUMID EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE
BROUGHT RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT
WAS CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH RAIN. THERE WAS MIST IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 20 MILLIMETRES OVER THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING MILD AND FOGGY
WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017)

CLOUDY. MISTY IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THERE WILL BE
ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST AND SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 19 AND 23 DEGREES.
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND COASTAL FOG ON TUESDAY.
SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 19 - 23 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 23:15 HKT ON 19.03.2017