Weather in Hong Kong set to grow colder, with temperatures as low as 12 degrees Celsius predicted for next weekend

Observatory says dry northeast monsoon will bring mostly fine weather, with relatively large temperature differences between day and night

Colder temperatures follow the warmest autumn in Hong Kong since records began

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Colder weather on the way next weekend, the Observatory warns. Photo: Dickson Lee

Published: 8:48pm, 10 Dec 2022Updated: 8:58pm, 10 Dec 2022

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Hongkongers have been warned to brace for colder weather before the Christmas holidays as temperatures are expected to continue to drop and hit 12 degrees Celsius (54 degrees Fahrenheit) next weekend.

The Observatory on Saturday said a dry northeast monsoon would bring mostly fine weather to southern China in the next couple of days with a relatively large temperature difference between day and night.

“An intense northeast monsoon is expected to reach Guangdong in the latter part of next week. The weather will improve and become cold over the region,” the weather service predicted.

Temperatures are expected to fall to between 15 and 20 degrees on Sunday and Monday with mainly fine weather.

Warm clothes and hats are the order of the day as a chill hits Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Sam Tsang

But the mercury is expected to gradually drop over the next week, with temperatures ranging from 14 to 18 degrees, with another fall to as low as 12 degrees next Saturday and Sunday. The weekend is expected to have a maximum temperature of 17 degrees.