Scorching weather in Hong Kong will persist on Sunday and Monday with maximum temperatures climbing to 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) before a low-pressure system brings squally thunderstorms and unsettled weather by midweek.
The Very Hot Weather Warning has been in force since 6.45am on Sunday with temperatures across the city ranging from 28 to 33 degrees, according to the Hong Kong Observatory. Mercury levels in Tai Po soared to 34.8 degrees at noon.
“Winds will be weak and the weather will be very hot over Guangdong tomorrow, and thundery showers triggered by high temperatures will affect the region,” it said.
The forecaster said a broad trough of low pressure would affect the northern part of the South China Sea to the seas east of Taiwan in the next few days, and was expected to edge closer to the coast of Guangdong province gradually in the middle and latter parts of this week.
Under the influence of the low-pressure system, the weather over the coast of southern China will become unsettled in the middle and latter parts of this week, according to the forecaster.
