Hongkongers wake to fog and drizzle after partially sunny weekend, with cold weather expected on Tuesday

Cold front arriving on Tuesday will cause temperatures to drop to as low as 16 degrees Celsius by Wednesday, forecaster says

Fog and drizzle to continue through the day and mercury expected to reach maximum of 23 degrees on Monday

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Fog over buildings in Central. Visibility at Waglan Island, the city’s southeastern-most tip, has fallen to about 100 metres. Photo: Jelly Tse

Published: 11:53am, 18 Mar 2024Updated: 5:10pm, 18 Mar 2024

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Hongkongers woke up to fog and drizzle on Monday after a partially sunny weekend, with cold weather expected to arrive the following day.

The Observatory said the weather over southern China would be mainly fine and morning temperatures would be cool during the middle of the week.

“The maritime airstream now affecting the coast of Guangdong will be gradually replaced by an easterly airstream,” the forecaster said. “A cold front will move across the coast of southern China on Tuesday morning. Temperatures will fall over the region.”

Tourists walk along Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui. A cold front is expected to hit Hong Kong on Tuesday. Photo: Jelly Tse

According to the nine-day weather forecast, the mercury will start to drop on Tuesday, with temperatures ranging between 18 and 21 degrees Celsius (64 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit). The minimum temperature will gradually reach 16 degrees the next day, before rising to 20 degrees on Sunday.