PRESS WEATHER NO. 166 - 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

A FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE
AND DRY WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS FINE AND DRY WITH RATHER COOL MORNING. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY STAYED BELOW 50
PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRY
NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY FINE OVER
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023)

MAINLY FINE. COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 15 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 22 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE IN
THE MORNING.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE
RELATIVELY LARGE. WARM WITH SOME HAZE DURING THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 15 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 27.02.2023