Rain predicted for Hong Kong for most of week, Observatory forecasters say
- Cool and rainy most days this week with possibility of thunderstorms at times, Observatory predicts
- Tuesday predicted to be clear and pleasant, but weather expected to deteriorate towards end of week
Hong Kong can expect cool and mostly rainy days this week, with the possibility of thunderstorms because of the influence of upper air disturbances, the city’s forecaster has said.
The weather has fluctuated in recent days with the city blanketed in fog last Wednesday as relative humidity hit 100 per cent and temperatures reached 26 degrees Celsius.
The Observatory said the influence of a strong northeast monsoon on Sunday meant temperatures in urban areas remained cool, ranging from 15 to 16 degrees (59 to 60.8 Fahrenheit) during the day and one or two degrees lower in some areas in the evening.
The lowest recorded temperature was about 10 degrees at Tate’s Cairn and Ngong Ping in Lantau. The weather was cloudy with occasional patches of rain.
Rainfall of about 5mm (0.1 inches) was recorded across most parts of the city.
A rain belt associated with an upper-air disturbance is expected to hit the coast of Guangdong on Monday, resulting in more frequent rain.