Mid-Autumn Festival moon-gazing still a go, says Hong Kong Observatory, even as typhoon Meranti prompts signal No 1
Upgrade to signal No 3 unlikely as predicted track moves away from city
Spots of rain and some cloudy weather are on the horizon but moon-gazing may still be possible on Thursday night, Observatory senior scientific officer Queenie Lam Ching-chi said.
“We expect Thursday to be cloudy with a few showers, but there will still be a chance of viewing the moon in between clouds tomorrow night, and the weather will improve on Friday,” said Lam.
“The threat to Hong Kong from super typhoon Meranti is comparably less [than to Taiwan and mainland China] as the latest forecast track moves further away from Hong Kong compared to yesterday’s.”
Lam said the threat of an upgrade to strong wind signal No 3, let alone No 8 was not high, good news for travellers looking to get away for the holidays.
