Hong Kong's July rainfall has already surpassed typical levels by 23%, with a meteorologist warning of more extreme downpours due to global warming. The Observatory expects further rainstorms this weekend as a tropical cyclone approaches, following weeks of heavy rain and numerous warnings.
Hong Kong's weather forecaster may issue a No 1 typhoon signal between Monday evening and Tuesday morning due to a low-pressure system approaching from the South China Sea. Heavy rainstorms, thunderstorms, and squalls are expected on Tuesday, with potential flooding in low-lying areas.
Typhoon Bavi has weakened to a severe typhoon as it moves towards China's southeastern coast. Guangdong province is expected to experience fine and extremely hot weather from Friday to Sunday, with temperatures reaching up to 35°C, potentially triggering isolated showers.
Hong Kong's weather forecaster warns of record high temperatures this year and next, citing a developing El Nino event expected to reach "super strong" intensity. This phenomenon, combined with global warming, increases the likelihood of abnormally high temperatures worldwide.
Hong Kong experienced heavy downpours with a risk of flooding, leading to the cancellation of an amber rainstorm warning. Conditions are expected to improve during the Tuen Ng Festival, with sunny intervals and hotter weather forecast for the weekend.
The Hong Kong Observatory issued an amber rainstorm warning on Sunday night, signaling heavy rainfall and potential flooding. Unsettled weather is expected to continue for several days due to a southwest monsoon and a trough of low pressure.
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Hong Kong hits 33.7°C on Wednesday, with temperatures expected to reach 37°C in parts of the city by Friday amid an anticyclone and impending low-pressure system.
Hong Kong is forecast to experience a scorching week with temperatures potentially hitting 33°C on four consecutive days, possibly triggering the year's first very hot weather warning. An anticyclone aloft is bringing hot and fine weather to the region.
Hong Kong's northern areas experienced heavy flooding on Wednesday night under an amber rainstorm warning, with over 120mm of rainfall recorded in the North district, prompting severe flooding alerts and public warnings.
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Hong Kong Observatory issued an amber rainstorm signal at 2.20pm on Sunday, warning that heavy rain exceeding 30mm per hour had fallen or was expected to persist across the city. At around 3pm, the Observatory warned that hail was expected to affect Hong Kong in the short term. Under the influence of northeast monsoon and localized upper-air disturbances, weather was expected to remain slightly cooler over Guangdong province for the next couple of days, with showers easing midweek.
Hong Kong is expected to experience thunderstorms on Sunday as a cold front sweeps across the Guangdong coast, bringing temperatures down to around 21°C (69.8°F) by Monday morning. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the forecast on Saturday, warning that weather will deteriorate late Sunday with showers increasing and becoming heavier in some areas.
A cold front and upper-air disturbances will bring heavy showers to Hong Kong on Wednesday, followed by temperatures dropping to around 20°C in urban areas on Thursday morning, with the New Territories expected to be a couple of degrees colder. The Hong Kong Observatory advises the public to be aware of the weather change, while another trough of low pressure is forecast to affect southern China from the weekend.
Hong Kong's Observatory has issued special alerts warning of intense thundery showers and gusts affecting the Pearl River Delta region on Thursday evening. Temperatures are expected to drop from 23°C to 19°C by Friday under the influence of a cold front and northern monsoon, with occasional heavy showers and squally thunderstorms forecast.
Hong Kong is set to experience a dramatic weather shift this week as a cold front sweeps across the South China coast, bringing squally thunderstorms and a nine-degree temperature plunge. After unseasonably hot weather on Wednesday with temperatures reaching 30°C, the mercury will drop to 21°C on Friday, according to the city's Observatory.
