LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A HUMID MARITIME AIRSTREAM, THERE
WAS COASTAL FOG OVER THE TERRITORY AT FIRST YESTERDAY.
VISIBILITY AT WAGLAN ISLAND ONCE FELL BELOW 1000 METRES. A
COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE
MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED SHOWERS BROUGHT 5 TO 10 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL TO MANY PLACES OF THE TERRITORY. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOLER WEATHER TO THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST TODAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER
AROUND THE COASTAL AREAS IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF
THIS WEEK. THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING WITH A
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND
22 DEGREES. ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AT NIGHT. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH LATER.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS ON TUESDAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE
UNSETTLED IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS 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: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 18 - 22 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 03.03.2019