Temperatures in Hong Kong reached as high as 33.4 degrees Celsius (92 Fahrenheit) on Sunday, with cooler conditions forecast by midweek as showers and thunderstorms approach the region. The hot weather brought large crowds to the city’s major beaches during the Easter long weekend. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Sunday that an anticyclone aloft…
Hongkongers woke up to a dry and hazy Sunday with multiple districts experiencing “serious” levels of air pollution under the influence of a dusty airstream from the north, with conditions expected to further worsen. The Observatory said Hong Kong had experienced its driest April morning since 1984. Air pollution in urban areas such as Central,…
A significant number of ferry trips from Hong Kong to mainland China have been cancelled due to expected thunderstorms hitting the city on Saturday afternoon. The Hong Kong Observatory reported that a cold front moving southward from northern Guangdong province was bringing showers and squally thunderstorms closer to the Pearl River Delta. It warned that…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong was shrouded in fog on Saturday, as a band of rain and clouds covered the coast of Guangdong province. The…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong was shrouded in fog on Saturday, as a band of rain and clouds covered the coast of Guangdong province. The…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Hong Kong Observatory issued a cold weather warning on Saturday evening as temperatures were expected to fall to as low as…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Hong Kong Observatory issued a cold weather warning on Saturday evening as temperatures were expected to fall to as low as…
Revellers dressed as everything from Minions and cowboys to hippies and Hogwarts students were undeterred by the cool weather and three-hour queues as they partied away in the South Stand on the second day of this year’s Hong Kong Sevens. The most dedicated spectators of the annual rugby tournament had already formed long queues at…
Image credit: Chester Ho/Unsplash The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) hosted a press briefing on Tuesday, March 18, recapping the weather situation in 2024 and elaborating on the weather outlook for 2025. Dr. Chan Pak-wai, the Director of the HKO reported that 2024 was the warmest year on record globally and the past ten years have…
Every spring, both amateur and professional photographers flock to U Lam Terrace in Hong Kong’s Sheung Wan district to capture a fleeting glimpse of Handroanthus chrysanthus, also known as the golden trumpet tree or yellow poui tree, in full bloom. On a fine day, the combination of bright blue skies and the textured granite walls…