PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS. THE WEATHER WAS HOT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES RISING TO 30 DEGREES OR
ABOVE. BESIDES, A BAND OF CLOUDS BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO INLAND GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. THE BAND OF
CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO GUANGDONG TODAY.
WITH THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT STRENGTHENING ON FRIDAY, THE
WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE AND HOT OVER THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST DURING THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND ONE OR TWO
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
WEEKEND. 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: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 25 - 30 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 31.03.2021