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 between 3pm and 6pm on Saturday as Super Typhoon Yinxing edges closer to the coast of southern China. The forecaster said the warning signal…
The Hong Kong Observatory may issue the No 1 standby signal as early as Friday as typhoon Yinxing intensified gradually into a super typhoon on Wednesday. The weather forecaster on Thursday said Yinxing was expected to enter within 800km (497 miles) of Hong Kong between tonight and Friday morning and move westwards across the northern…
A tropical storm east of the Philippines is likely to intensify and enter within 800km (497 miles) of Hong Kong on Saturday, the weather forecaster has said. A path projection for Tropical Storm Yinxing indicated that it could develop into a typhoon by Wednesday and a severe typhoon by Friday. The Hong Kong Observatory said…
The Hong Kong Observatory is expected to issue the No 1 standby signal between Thursday and Friday as Tropical Cyclone Trami gradually intensifies and edges closer to the city. The forecaster said on Tuesday that the tropical cyclone to the east of the Philippines will enter within 800km of Hong Kong later on Thursday to…
A tropical depression has developed to the east of the Philippines and might intensify further, skirting about 400km (248 miles) to the south of Hong Kong later this week, the Observatory has warned. The tropical depression was about 980km east of Manila on Monday evening and moving west or west-northwest at about 18km/h (11mph) towards…
A tropical depression has developed to the east in the Philippines and might intensify further, skirting about 400km (248 miles) to the south of Hong Kong later this week, the Observatory has warned. The tropical depression was about 980km east of Manila on Monday evening and moving west or west-northwest at about 18km/h (11mph) towards…
Hong Kong on Saturday recorded an unusually late “very hot weather” warning for the time of the year that broke the city’s past record in 2017, with the mercury reaching as high as 33.6 degrees Celsius (92.48 Fahrenheit). The Observatory clocked temperatures of up to 33.6 degrees until 12.30pm. The record was last broken seven…
A typhoon may soon form and affect Hong Kong, the city’s weather forecaster has said, as it tracks a developing low-pressure area in the northwestern Pacific. The Observatory said on Friday the southern coast of China had benefited from fair weather over the past week due to drier easterly airflow, with calm conditions prevailing. But…
Isolated thunderstorms could affect the plans of Hongkongers hoping to go moon-gazing for the Mid-Autumn Festival on Tuesday evening, with the city’s forecaster also saying a tropical cyclone may enter the South China Sea later next week. The Hong Kong Observatory said showers on Saturday afternoon had brought more than 20mm of rainfall to parts…