Hong Kong braces for scorching week with temperatures potentially reaching 33°C
Quick Look
- 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.
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Why It Matters
Hong Kong is expecting a very hot week with temperatures potentially reaching 33 degrees Celsius on four consecutive days. The Observatory is predicting this weather due to an anticyclone aloft bringing hot and fine conditions.
Hongkongers are set for a scorching week ahead, with the forecaster predicting temperatures will climb as high as 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 Fahrenheit) on four days in a row, which may trigger the first very hot weather warning of the year.
The Observatory said on Sunday that an anticyclone aloft would continue to bring hot and fine weather to the coast of Guangdong province and the northern part of the South China Sea over the next few days.
“The weather will be generally fine and become very hot over the region. Under the influence of a southerly airstream, there will be isolated showers over the coast of Guangdong [on Monday],” the forecaster said.
Temperatures in urban areas are expected to hit a maximum of 33 degrees from Tuesday to Friday, accompanied by humidity levels reaching up to 95 per cent by the week’s end, it said.
Generally, the Observatory issues the very hot weather warning when the maximum daily temperature in urban or widespread areas is expected to reach 33 degrees or above, although the benchmark is not rigid.
What to Watch
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The first very hot weather warning of the year may be triggered.
Possible · Within days
Open Questions
- Will the very hot weather warning be officially issued?
- What are the specific health advisories for the public during this heatwave?
