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 COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY
MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE
REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AND
RATHER LOW VISIBILITY AT FIRST. THE WEATHER BECAME FINE AND
DRY DURING THE DAY. IT BECAME COOL APPRECIABLY AT NIGHT.
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. IT WILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING OVER THE REGION AND
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE
RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018)

FINE AND DRY. RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 14 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 23 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY WITH COOL MORNING 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:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 14 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 14 - 23 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 20.03.2018