PRESS WEATHER NO. 154 - 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 AFFECTING THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY WERE GENERALLY AROUND FOUR
DEGREES HIGHER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. AN EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 18 DEGREES. WARM WITH
SUNNY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 25 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WARM DURING THE DAY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.
HUMID AND FOGGY IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK TO 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: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 18 - 25 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 23:45 HKT ON 27.02.2018