Hong Kong temperatures could drop to 10 degrees Celsius this week as cold front nears

Warm weather to remain until Tuesday, before mercury dips to as low as 15 degrees from Wednesday, according to Observatory

Temperatures ranging between 13 and 17 degrees expected later in the week under influence of intense northeast monsoon

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Warm weather will remain until Tuesday, before mercury dips to as low as 15 degrees from Wednesday, according to the Observatory. Photo: Edmond So

Published: 5:20pm, 27 Nov 2022Updated: 10:00am, 28 Nov 2022

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Temperatures in Hong Kong could plunge to as low as 10 degrees Celsius (50 Fahrenheit) this week, with a cold front expected to sweep across the coast of Guangdong province from Tuesday night.

According to the latest nine-day forecast by the Hong Kong Observatory, the relatively warm weather so far – up to 28 degrees – would remain until Tuesday, with the mercury dropping significantly from Wednesday to as low as 15 degrees.

It will dip further – ranging between 13 and 17 degrees – in the latter part of the week under the influence of an intense northeast monsoon.

The Observatory also predicted the temperatures between November and January would be normal or above normal. Photo: Sam Tsang

Temperatures could go as low as 10 degrees at Ta Kwu Ling, and 12 degrees at Sheung Shui, Tin Shui Wai and Tai Po on Friday, before sunny intervals return over the next weekend, according to the forecast.

The Observatory attributed the temperature drop to a cold front, which is expected to move across the coast of Guangdong between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.