PRESS WEATHER NO. 144 - 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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND THE SOUTH CHINA COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THE WEATHER WAS HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES GENERALLY RISING TO 29
DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO
BRING GENERALLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY HOT WEATHER TO THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. HOT
WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 24 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS THIS WEEK.
THERE WILL BE ISOLATED SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 24 - 29 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 29.03.2021