western North Pacific – Charm

Tropical Storm Toraji: Hong Kong to lower T8 at 10.20am, afternoon classes to resume

Cs news8 months ago01 mins

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will lower the No 8 typhoon signal at 10.20am on Thursday, as Tropical Storm Toraji is set to weaken gradually and education authorities announce that classes of afternoon schools will…

Hong Kong breaks record with late-year ‘very hot weather’ warning

Cs news9 months ago02 mins

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…