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. Hongkongers should brace for rainy, stormy and hot days ahead, as a trough of low pressure developing over central China could affect…
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…
Temperatures in Hong Kong will rise to as high as 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) on Monday after a few showers over the weekend, according to the city’s weather forecaster. The Observatory said on Friday that the weather would be relatively humid over the coast of Guangdong province on Saturday, while the mercury would range…
Hong Kong’s environment chief will depart for Azerbaijan on Monday to attend the United Nations’ annual climate change summit, while a former head of the city’s weather forecaster has voiced concerns about rising local temperatures. The government said on Sunday that Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan would link up with the Chinese delegation…
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 rare wavelike cloud formation rolled across the sky over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour in late October, its undulating curves bathed in gold and pink hues amid the glow of the setting sun. The Hong Kong Observatory shared the image on social media on Sunday, saying the short-lived atmospheric phenomenon was known as a fluctus…
Hong Kong recorded its lowest temperature yet this autumn, with the mercury dropping to 22 degrees Celsius (71.6 Fahrenheit) at 6am on Thursday, according to the forecaster. The Hong Kong Observatory also said Tropical Cyclone Trami would enter within 800km (497 miles) of the city from Thursday night to Friday morning, adding that the No…
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…
The Hong Kong Observatory raised the amber rainstorm warning for two hours on Tuesday evening, with heavy downpours cutting short Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations for some. The alert, in force between 9.50pm and 11.50pm, signifies that heavy rain exceeding 30mm (1.2 inches) in an hour has fallen or is expected to fall generally over the city…