LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A COLD FRONT FORMED OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN
CHINA AND MOVED SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY YESTERDAY MORNING.
BESIDES, THUNDERY SHOWERS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS AND RATHER
LOW VISIBILITY. LATER, THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS THIS MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED
NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL BRING GENERALLY FINE AND APPRECIABLY
COOLER WEATHER TO THE REGION IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS
OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
AND RATHER LOW VISIBILITY AT FIRST. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF
DURING THE DAY AND THERE WILL BE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. IT WILL BECOME COOL APPRECIABLY WITH
TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 16 AND 23 DEGREES. LIGHT
WINDS, BECOMING FRESH NORTHERLIES, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY WITH COOL MORNINGS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

APPRECIABLY COOLER

(PINYIN: XIANZHU ZHUANLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: APPRECIABLY COOLER

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: APPRECIABLY COOLER

TEMPS: 16 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:16 HKT ON 19.03.2018