As the UK prepares for a heatwave this week, there is a 50/50 chance of a day where temperatures reach 40C within the next 12 years, the Met Office has predicted. It said the prospect of exceeding that figure is now more than 20 times more likely than it was in the 1960s, as a…
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…
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 woke up to cool weather on Sunday as temperatures fell to about 15 degrees Celsius (59 Fahrenheit) in urban areas, while…
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 Observatory said hail was spotted in Tai Po on Saturday afternoon, shortly after it issued the amber rainstorm alert while warning…
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 has issued another cold weather warning as health authorities call on senior residents and people with chronic diseases…
People walk on a street in Central, Hong Kong, amid a cold spell on Feb 24, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY) Temperatures in Hong Kong are expected to plunge again to as low as 14 degrees Celsius this coming Friday even after parts of the city recorded a high of 28°C on Sunday, according…