Lunar New Year cold snap to spill into weekend, Hong Kong weather forecaster says

Hong Kong Observatory says cold winter monsoon will persist over coast of southern China for next couple of days

Temperatures are expected to rise slightly early next week before falling again as monsoon makes its return

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It’s been a chilly start to the Year of the Tiger. Photo: Sam Tsang

Published: 6:48pm, 3 Feb 2022Updated: 7:06pm, 3 Feb 2022

The cold snap over the Lunar New Year holiday will spill into the weekend, with unsettled weather also expected next week, according to the Hong Kong Observatory.

The weather forecaster on Thursday said a cold winter monsoon would persist over the coast of southern China for the next couple of days. The monsoon was expected to be replaced by an easterly airstream early next week, with temperatures rising slightly and a few rain patches over Guangdong province.

Dressed for the cold weather in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Sam Tsang

But the cold weather will return midweek with another surge of the monsoon affecting Guangdong and bringing lower temperatures.

The northerly wind has chilled Hong Kong for almost a week with the cold weather warning in force since Saturday.

The Observatory said temperatures around noon on Thursday were two to three degrees lower than the previous day and a broad band of cloud was bringing rain to southern China.

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