LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. BESIDES, SHOWERS OVER WESTERN GUANGDONG EDGED
CLOSER TO THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY GRADUALLY. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY INTERVALS. THE VISIBILITY WAS RELATIVELY LOW IN
SOME AREAS AT FIRST, THERE WERE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS AT NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO FORM OVER INLAND GUANGDONG TODAY AND WILL
LINGER AROUND THE COASTAL AREAS IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER
PARTS OF THIS WEEK. IT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019)

CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF DURING THE DAY AND THERE WILL BE
SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 19 AND 24 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY
WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE, BECOMING MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. SLIGHTLY COOLER ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AT FIRST SUNNY INTERVALS LATER

(PINYIN: CHUSHI ZHOUYU SHAOHOU DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SHOWERS AT FIRST SUNNY INTERVALS LATER

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SHOWERS AT FIRST SUNNY INTERVALS LATER

TEMPS: 19 - 24 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 23:35 HKT ON 04.03.2019