Hong Kong Observatory

Clean-up starts after severe rainstorm hits Hong Kong

22 May 2013

The Hong Kong Observatory lowered all rainstorm warning signals at 10.30am on Wednesday, after landslides and flooding were reported earlier.

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Hong Kong sees coldest day in May since 1917

2 May 2013

The last time Hong Kong was this cold in May, the world was still fighting a great war, the Legislative Council had just eight official members and Russia's Romanovs were still in power.

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Hong Kong prepares for rainy Easter Weekend

29 Mar 2013

If you are spending your Easter weekend in town, prepare for rain and thunderstorms, according to a forecast made by the Hong Kong Observatory.

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UN's top weatherman visits Hong Kong Observatory

24 Mar 2013

"Most people are unhappy not about bad weather disrupting their time at work, but their time at play," said David Grimes, president of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), who is in Hong...

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How can Hongkongers avoid being struck by lightning?

17 Feb 2013

What are the odds of being struck by lightning in Hong Kong? Records show that over the past 20 or so years there have been 44 casualties, including six deaths. That puts the odds of being struck...

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Hong Kong Observatory looks at plan to express uncertainty of weather by using probabilities in forecasts

17 Oct 2012

Predicting the weather is an imperfect science, especially with Hong Kong's climate, and the Observatory is looking at a plan to express that uncertainty by using probabilities in its forecasts....

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Opinion

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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Hong Kong Observatory needs calm heads in stormy weather

The Hong Kong Observatory provides us with weather forecasts and issues warnings on weather-related hazards.

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Typhoons may come early this year

Hong Kong might be in for an early typhoon season this year because of the La Nina effect, Hong Kong Observatory director Lee Boon-ying said.

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Website checks the wind for the windsurfers

Windsurfers need no longer waste precious daylight hours wondering which stretch of water has the best wind conditions: a local website now sorts that out for them.

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Partial lunar eclipse visible on New Year's Day

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Winter's second cold snap on the way

Another cold snap is about to hit the city, the second of the winter, forecasters at the Hong Kong Observatory said yesterday.

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