PRESS WEATHER NO. 161 - 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

A WARM AND HUMID MARITIME AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE
OR TWO SHOWERS AND COASTAL FOG. THE VISIBILITY AT WAGLAN
ISLAND ONCE FELL TO AROUND 500 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON.
BESIDES, A COLD FRONT FORMED OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
SOUTHERN CHINA LAST NIGHT AND MOVED SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY.
IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS ON
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME COOLER
APPRECIABLY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.
IT WILL BE WINDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH COASTAL FOG AND A FEW SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 21 AND 25 DEGREES. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS LATER AND SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE FREQUENT.
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHERLIES.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING COOLER APPRECIABLY ON WEDNESDAY, SHOWERS
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. WINDY
WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH FOG

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOU WU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 4

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH FOG

MIN TEMP: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH FOG

TEMPS: 21 - 25 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 11

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 13

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 21.03.2022