PRESS WEATHER NO. 165 - 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 DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE CLOUDY PERIODS YESTERDAY
MORNING. IT BECAME FINE IN THE AFTERNOON. IT WAS DRY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY ONCE GENERALLY FELL TO
50 PER CENT OR BELOW. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON,
THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 5 MAR 2023)

FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 17 DEGREES.
WARM AND DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
ABOUT 24 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

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: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 17 - 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 04.03.2023