LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A RELATIVELY HUMID EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE
OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. WITH THE CLOUDS THINNING OUT,
THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 26 DEGREES OR
ABOVE. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM, IT
WILL BE RATHER WARM DURING THE DAY WITH MIST IN THE MORNING
OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO RAIN AND MIST PATCHES IN THE
MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 22 AND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : RATHER WARM DURING THE DAY OVER THE WEEKEND WITH
COASTAL MIST IN THE MORNING. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE
NORTH LATER ON SUNDAY. APPRECIABLY COOLER MORNINGS EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 22 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 18.03.2021