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 BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY FINE AND DRY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY STAYED AT AROUND 50 PER CENT IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BE REPLACED BY A
SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM GRADUALLY TODAY. IT WILL BECOME HUMID
AND FOGGY OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
AND IT WILL BE WARM DURING THE DAY. THERE WILL BE MORE
SHOWERS OVER INLAND GUANGDONG DURING THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY.  ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE URBAN
AREAS WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES IN THE MORNING, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 25
DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BECOME HUMID AND FOGGY WITH ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. RATHER WARM DURING THE
DAY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 20 - 25 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 21.03.2024