Temperatures in Hong Kong are set to dip again early next week to as low as 13 degrees Celsius (55 Fahrenheit) as a cold front edges closer to the city. According to the latest forecast by the Hong Kong Observatory, it will be relatively warm and sunny over the weekend with the mercury registering between…
More than 100 Hong Kong residents reported feeling mild tremors after a magnitude 6 earthquake struck Taiwan shortly after midnight on Tuesday. The Hong Kong Observatory said the quake hit at 12.17am at a depth of around 10km (6 miles), with the epicentre located south-southeast of Jiayi and about 670km east of Hong Kong. It…
Temperatures in Hong Kong on Sunday morning dropped to their lowest so far this year at 16 degrees Celsius (60.8 Fahrenheit), with the local forecaster predicting the mercury will dip to 14 degrees at the end of the week. The Hong Kong Observatory attributed the cool weather along the coast of Guangdong to a “fresh…
A cold front is expected to move across the coast of Guangdong around midnight on Tuesday, with Hong Kong temperatures set to gradually decrease over the coming days. The Hong Kong Observatory said an associated “intense” northeast monsoon would bring a few showers across Guangdong, adding winds in the city would strengthen and morning temperatures…
Mercury levels in Hong Kong are expected to drop to 14 degrees Celsius next week as an intense monsoon approaches the city. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Friday that a fresh to strong easterly airstream would affect the coast of Guangdong in the next couple of days. But the weather over the weekend will…
Hongkongers woke up to cool and wet weather on Thursday as temperatures dipped to 17 degrees Celsius in urban areas, with the mercury dropping to as low as 13 degrees on the city’s highest peak. Temperatures are forecast to rise slightly over the next five days to between 19 and 24 degrees with sunny periods…
The No 1 typhoon signal will remain in force until 10pm on Tuesday, the Hong Kong Observatory has said, adding that Severe Tropical Storm Man-yi has weakened further. As of 9am, Man-yi, now a tropical storm, was estimated to be about 370km south of Hong Kong and is forecast to move west at about 18km/h…
Hong Kong Observatory will issue a No 1 signal on Monday morning as Super Typhoon Man-yi edges closer, while warning that the weather is expected to remain windy and temperatures will fall to 18 degrees Celsius (64.4 Fahrenheit) or below later this week. “Tropical Cyclone Man-yi will enter within 800km [497 miles] of Hong Kong…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will lower the No 8 typhoon signal at 10.20am on Thursday, as Tropical Storm Toraji is set to weaken gradually and education authorities announce that classes of afternoon schools will…
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 will issue the No 3 signal at 3.40pm on Saturday as Super Typhoon Yinxing edges closer to the coast of southern China, forcing the cancellation of a cross-harbour swimming race….