Hong Kong will experience cooler weather over the next couple of days, with temperatures set to fall to as low as 11 degrees Celsius (51.8 Fahrenheit) under the influence of a winter monsoon and a widening gap in daily readings.
Senior scientific officer Tong Yu-fai of the Hong Kong Observatory said on Tuesday that the cold weather would last for a relatively long period.
“Under the influence of the winter monsoon, cold air from northern and middle China will drift south, affecting Hong Kong,” he said. “Since the monsoon’s influence is expected to persist, cold air will continue affecting us.”
Tong also said that at the Observatory’s Tsim Sha Tsui headquarters, the mercury dipped to 11.8 degrees in the morning, while the New Territories recorded lower temperatures of 10 to 11 degrees.
Looking ahead, morning temperatures were expected to remain steady over the next two days, although they might hit 11 degrees on Wednesday, Tong said.
