Residents try to get some shade at Lido Beach in Sham Tsing, Hong Kong on Aug 9, 2026, after temperatures rose to 36.9 degrees Celsius, the highest in the city since official meteorological records began in 1884. (ANDY CHONG/CHINA DAILY) Hong Kong logged its hottest day on Sunday after temperatures reached 36.9 degrees Celsius, the…
An overhead information board at Hong Kong International Airport shows cancelled flights as Typhoon Noul edged closer to Hong Kong on July 25, 2026. (SHAMIM ASHRAF / CHINA DAILY) Hong Kong is set to log its wettest July in almost three decades, with rain expected to keep drenching the city into next month as low-pressure…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No 1 typhoon signal at 7.40am on Thursday as an approaching tropical cyclone moved south of the city. The centre of the tropical cyclone was about 800 kilometres…
Residents run through torrential rain under the Black Rainstorm Warning Signal in Hong Kong on June 18, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY) The Hong Kong Observatory issued the red rainstorm alert – the second in the city’s three-tier warning system – on Friday afternoon as widespread rain lashed the city. The alert – issued…
Visitors enjoy a bright weekend afternoon at Shek O beach in Hong Kong on May 3, 2026. (SHAMIM ASHRAF / CHINA DAILY) Hong Kong’s weather was exceptionally warm last month, with the city recording its second highest mean temperature for April, the Hong Kong Observatory said Tuesday. The HKO said the city’s monthly mean temperature…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Temperatures in Hong Kong are expected to sharply dip to as low as 12 degrees Celsius (53.6 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday next week as…
A woman runs for cover as she crosses a road in Quarry Bay with heavy rains pounding Hong Kong, forcing the city’s weather forecaster to issue the black rainstorm warning, July 29, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY) Hong Kong residents woke up to torrential rains on Tuesday, which forced the city’s weather forecaster to…
As Hong Kong braces for a potential No 8 typhoon warning over the weekend, the local forecaster has taken to using artificial intelligence to analyse global weather data over the past four decades to better predict the paths of tropical cyclones. In an exclusive tour of the Hong Kong Observatory’s “war room”, or central forecasting…