PRESS WEATHER NO. 170 - 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 BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. A
STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM ALSO AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO
RAIN PATCHES. VISIBILITY WAS RATHER LOW IN SOME AREAS. THE
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BE GRADUALLY REPLACED BY
A WARM AND HUMID SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM TODAY. VISIBILITY WILL
BE RATHER LOW OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP OVER
SOUTHERN CHINA, AND MOVE ACROSS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
BETWEEN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SLIGHTLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. VISIBILITY RATHER LOW IN
SOME AREAS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 21 AND 25
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS,
STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : HUMID IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. WARM
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SLIGHTLY TOWARDS THE
WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 21 - 25 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 03.04.2023