Hong Kong temperature to drop as low as 14 degrees Celsius ahead of Lunar New Year

Observatory says there will be relatively humid and warm weather in coming days, with temperatures rising to 24 degrees on Thursday and Friday

But it warned that low-pressure trough and approaching northeast monsoon would make the region ‘appreciably cooler’ next week

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Pedestrians walk along Tsim Sha Tsui promenade. Observatory warned of “appreciably cooler” weather ahead of the Lunar New Year. Photo: Eugene Lee

Published: 3:38pm, 30 Jan 2024Updated: 7:44pm, 30 Jan 2024

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The temperature is expected to drop to as low as 14 degrees Celsius (57.2 Fahrenheit) ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday next week, according to Hong Kong’s weather forecaster.

But the coming days would bring relatively humid and warm weather, with temperatures rising to 24 degrees on Thursday and Friday, as an easterly airstream impacting the coast of Guangdong province gradually moderated, the Observatory said on Tuesday.

At 1.10pm, the Observatory recorded a temperature of 19.7 degrees and a relative humidity of 82 per cent. It added that a broad band of clouds over southern China had brought moderate easterly winds and cloudy weather to the city with bright periods in the afternoon.

Forecasters say there is a 40 per cent chance that the temperature might dip to a minimum of 12 degrees on Lunar New Year’s Eve. Photo: Jelly Tse

However, it warned that a low-pressure trough would bring unsettled weather early next week, while an approaching northeast monsoon would make the region “appreciably cooler”.