PRESS WEATHER NO. 157 - 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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT COOLER WEATHER TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS
COVERED THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE
WERE ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES IN THE MORNING WERE GENERALLY FIVE TO SEVEN
DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. A FRESH TO
STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE COOL
OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND
AT NIGHT. COOL WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 16
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH
A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 19 DEGREES. MODERATE TO
FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRENGTHENING FROM THE EAST AT
NIGHT.

OUTLOOK : COOL WITH RAIN IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 15 DEGREES. WINDY
OVER THE WEEKEND. RAIN WILL BE MORE FREQUENT ON MONDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BRIGHT PERIODS

(PINYIN: TIANSE MINGLANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: BRIGHT PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: BRIGHT PERIODS

TEMPS: 16 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 07.03.2024