Hong Kong Observatory issues frost warning on higher ground, northern part of New Territories for Thursday morning

City’s temperature will rebound slightly to a minimum of 9 degrees Celsius on Thursday, weather forecaster adds
Temperatures on Wednesday dropped to as low as 6 degrees Celsius in urban areas and about 4 degrees in the New Territories

Hong Kong weather

Danny Mok

Published: 6:33pm, 24 Jan 2024

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Hong Kong will on Thursday morning be faced with the prospect of ground frost at higher altitudes and in the northern part of the New Territories, the city’s weather forecaster has warned.

The Hong Kong Observatory made the announcement at 4.30pm on Wednesday and added that temperatures would rebound slightly to a minimum 9 degrees Celsius (48.2 Fahrenheit) on Thursday, with the mercury slightly lower in the New Territories.

Temperatures on Wednesday dropped to as low as 6 degrees Celsius in urban areas and to about 4 degrees in the New Territories.

Frozen branches at Tai Mo Shan on Tuesday morning. Hong Kong’s weather authority last issued a frost warning on December 23. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

The observatory said the winter monsoon had brought cold weather to the coast of Guangdong and a broad band of cloud covered the region.

The weather will remain chilly on Wednesday night and Thursday is expected to be cloudy, but dry. Moderate northeasterly winds are also expected.

Forecasters, however, predicted the coming week will see the weather get warmer.

Hong Kong’s weather authority issued its first frost warning on December 23, in the first cold spell of the winter season, when a temperature of 8.1 degrees was recorded in urban areas.

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