PRESS WEATHER NO. 161 - 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

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY MORNING. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT SLIGHTLY
COOLER WEATHER TO GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH
ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AND RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN
SOME AREAS. THE WEATHER WAS SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES GENERALLY ABOUT TWO DEGREES
LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE CLOUD BAND COVERING
THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IS EXPECTED TO THIN OUT
SLIGHTLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL BE BRIGHTER OVER THE
REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AND SOME MIST
AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 19 AND 22
DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS ON TUESDAY. WINDIER MIDWEEK THIS
WEEK. WARM DURING THE DAY TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY

(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

TEMPS: 19 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 07.03.2021