Hong Kong shivers through coldest morning since winter began, as temperature drops to 8 degrees Celsius
- Observatory says it is the coldest since January 8, 2021, when the city recorded a minimum air temperature of 7.7 degrees
- Weather expected to remain cold and rainy for next few days, but sunny periods to come in the middle of the week
Hong Kong experienced its coldest morning on Sunday since winter began, with the temperature falling to as low as 8 degrees Celsius (46.4 degrees Fahrenheit), the city’s Observatory said.
The forecaster said it was the coldest since January 8 last year, when a minimum air temperature of 7.7 degrees was recorded.
Under the influence of an intense winter monsoon across the coast of Guangdong, temperatures in urban areas lingered at 9 degrees around noon, with the New Territories a couple of degrees colder, the Observatory said.
Mercury levels at Hong Kong’s highest point, Tai Mo Shan, plunged to 0.6 degrees in the morning, while a temperature of 2.9 degrees was recorded at Ngong Ping on Lantau Island.
The weather will remain cold and rainy for the rest of Sunday and in the next few days, with rain being more frequent on Monday and Tuesday, as upper-air disturbances continue to bring wet weather to southern China.
Temperatures are expected to rise to 21 degrees by the end of the week, with sunshine returning from Thursday.