PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - 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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTING SOUTHERN CHINA MODERATED
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS
DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY IN THE AFTERNOON WERE A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. WITH THE MONSOON MODERATING
SLIGHTLY, IT IS EXPECTED TO BE WARM OVER GUANGDONG DURING
THE DAY TODAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRY REPLENISHMENT
OF THE MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023)

FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING WILL BE ABOUT
16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. WARM AND DRY DURING THE DAY.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 24 DEGREES. SOME
HAZE LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.
THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE
RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 16 - 24 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 28.02.2023