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 AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG WAS
REPLACED GRADUALLY BY A WARM AND HUMID SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM
YESTERDAY. A BAND OF CLOUDS ALSO COVERED SOUTHERN CHINA.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO RAIN
PATCHES IN THE MORNING. IT WAS WARM WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY IN THE
AFTERNOON WERE GENERALLY TWO TO THREE DEGREES HIGHER THAN
THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM, IT IS EXPECTED TO BE HUMID AND FOGGY
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND
IT WILL BE RATHER WARM DURING THE DAY. THERE WILL BE MORE
SHOWERS OVER INLAND AREAS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 23 MAR 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. COASTAL MIST IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT
22 DEGREES. WARM WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 26 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : RATHER WARM DURING THE DAY AND FOGGY IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SLIGHTLY MIDWEEK 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: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 22 - 26 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 22.03.2024