PRESS WEATHER NO. 006 - 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 DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND DRY. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ONCE FELL TO AROUND 40
PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE DRY
NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY FINE OVER
THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE
RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 4 MAR 2023)

CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
ABOUT 17 DEGREES. FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 23 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SOME
HAZE. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY 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:

MAINLY FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 17 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:20 HKT ON 04.03.2023