PRESS WEATHER NO. 146 - 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. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO
AROUND 30 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. THERE
WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THERE
WILL BE ISOLATED SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
25 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS FOR THE REST
OF THE WEEK. ISOLATED SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. IT WILL BE
WINDIER EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 25 - 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 30.03.2021