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…
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’s famed skyline was enshrouded in dense fog on Sunday, with visibility in some areas dropping to 100 metres or less,…
Temperatures in Hong Kong will dip to 13 degrees Celsius (55.4 Fahrenheit) on Monday before rising slightly in the middle of next week. The Observatory said residents could expect cool weather on Saturday, with the mercury ranging between 15 and 17 degrees. “Temperatures over the region will fall later. It will be rather cool on…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong will experience a big drop in temperatures later this week, with the mercury falling to as low as 14 degrees Celsius after a balmy Sunday of 25 degrees or above in some…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong will experience a big drop in temperatures later this week, with the mercury falling to as low as 14 degrees Celsius after a balmy Sunday of 25 degrees or above in some…
Hongkongers running in Sunday’s annual marathon should brace for cold weather as the temperature is set to drop to as low as 10 degrees Celsius (50 Fahrenheit) on race day, before climbing again next week. The Observatory on Thursday said that an intense winter monsoon would reach the coast of southern China tomorrow morning, with…
The Hong Kong Observatory has urged residents to wrap up warm, with temperatures in the city set to fall “progressively” to as low as 14 degrees Celsius (57.2 Fahrenheit) and to be even cooler in rural areas on Monday evening. The forecaster said the weather would become appreciably cooler and be accompanied by one or…
Temperatures in Hong Kong are expected to drop significantly in the coming days, with the mercury set to dip to 13 degrees Celsius (55.4 Fahrenheit) or lower on Tuesday morning. The Observatory said a cold front had formed over the northern part of mainland China’s Guangdong province and was expected to move across coastal areas…