PRESS WEATHER NO. 142 - 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 RELATIVELY DRY EASTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS CLOUDY AT FIRST AND MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 26 DEGREES OR ABOVE
IN THE AFTERNOON. THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM NOW AFFECTING THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST IS EXPECTED TO BE GRADUALLY REPLACED BY A
RELATIVELY HUMID MARITIME AIRSTREAM TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT
WILL BE RATHER WARM DURING THE DAY IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER
PARTS OF THIS WEEK, AND THERE WILL BE COASTAL MIST IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021)

MAINLY FINE. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 27
DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : RATHER WARM DURING THE DAY AND RELATIVELY HUMID
IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS WITH COASTAL MIST IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. SLIGHTLY COOLER EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 20 - 27 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 15.03.2021