Hong Kong told to brace itself for big temperature swings over next few days
- Forecasters said temperatures could vary by as much as 12 degrees Celsius over a few days
- A northeast monsoon will bring cooler weather to the coast of mainland China’s Guangdong province, the Observatory says
Hongkongers should brace for a 12-degree Celsius (21.6-degree Fahrenheit) swing in temperatures due to the arrival of a monsoon later this week, the forecaster has warned.
The Observatory’s nine-day weather forecast said temperatures were expected to fall to a minimum of 14 degrees on Saturday before jumping to a maximum of 26 degrees on March 5.
“A fresh to strong northeast monsoon will bring cool weather to the coast of Guangdong in the next couple of days,” the forecaster said. “A replenishment of the monsoon is expected to reach the coast of southern China in the latter part of this week. Temperatures will fall over the region.”
The Observatory recorded an air temperature of 18 degrees and relative humidity of 65 per cent on Sunday at 7pm.
The temperature readings in the northern town of Ta Kwu Ling and at the Ho Koon Nature Education Cum Astronomical Centre in Tsuen Wan were as much as 2 degrees lower.
The Observatory said the monsoon was expected to strengthen from Monday and would bring patchy light showers to the city.
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“Temperatures will rise on Thursday, but it will become cool again towards the weekend,” the service added.
China’s National Meteorological Centre said cloudy, rainy or snowy conditions would persist in most parts south of the Yangtze River.
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Guangdong province has been affected by a cold front that brought sudden chills. Some areas such as the Leizhou Peninsula and the eastern Pearl River Delta have seen the mercury drop from a maximum of 30 degrees to zero over several days.
Temperatures hit 26 degrees in the provincial capital of Guangzhou last Thursday, but plunged to just 12 degrees the day after.
