PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - 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 CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT
WAS COOL IN THE MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN
AREAS FALLING TO ABOUT 15 DEGREES, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT WAS DRY DURING THE DAY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY FELL TO 50
PER CENT OR BELOW IN THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES, PRESSURE ROSE
GRADUALLY OVER EASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. A FRESH TO STRONG
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE CLOUDIER
AND WINDIER OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024)

MAINLY FINE AND DRY AT FIRST. BECOMING CLOUDY. COOL IN THE
MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 17 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 20
DEGREES DURING THE DAY. ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES LATER.
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : WINDIER IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. WARM
DURING THE DAY AND RELATIVELY HUMID DURING THE WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY

(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

TEMPS: 17 - 20 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:16 HKT ON 12.03.2024