PRESS WEATHER NO. 180 - 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

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT HOT WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. BESIDES, AN AREA OF THUNDERY SHOWERS
ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES AFFECTED THE
NORTHERN PART OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY.
THERE WAS COASTAL FOG IN THE MORNING. THE VISIBILITY AT
WAGLAN ISLAND ONCE FELL BELOW 1000 METRES. IT WAS HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES
ROSE TO AROUND 31 DEGREES. UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES ARE
EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 31 MAR 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. RELATIVELY LOW
VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS AND SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 30 DEGREES.
A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS
IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANZHONG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 24 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 30.03.2024