PRESS WEATHER NO. 201 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 MARITIME AIRSTREAM, IT WAS HUMID
WITH FOG OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. BESIDES, A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH COASTAL FOG.
THE VISIBILITY AT WAGLAN ISLAND ONCE FELL BELOW 200 METRES.
THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE
TERRITORY IN THE AFTERNOON, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 20
MILLIMETRES OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THERE WILL BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER MORNINGS OVER THE COASTAL AREAS EARLY TO
MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 7 MAR 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 18 AND 22 DEGREES.
COASTAL MIST AT FIRST. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SLIGHTLY COOLER MORNINGS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 18 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 06.03.2021