Brace for heavy showers, squally thunderstorms over next few days, Hong Kong Observatory says

Forecaster says stormy weather is related to a trough of low pressure which will affect region persistently in the next few days

Observatory had earlier warned that hail might affect Hong Kong as an area of intense thundery showers to west of Pearl River Delta was moving eastward

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In the past few days, Hong Kong has been grappling with unstable weather, with the Observatory issuing multiple amber storm warnings due to heavy rain. Photo: Sam Tsang

Published: 10:36pm, 24 Apr 2024Updated: 6:58am, 25 Apr 2024

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The Hong Kong Observatory has warned residents to expect heavy showers and squally thunderstorms over the next few days.

“Showers will be heavier at times on Friday. There will be showers and thunderstorms over the weekend,” it said late on Wednesday.

The forecaster said the stormy weather in the region was related to a trough of low pressure that would affect Guangdong province persistently in the next few days.

The Observatory said a trough of low pressure would affect the region persistently in the next few days. Photo: Sam Tsang

“With the trough of low pressure moving away early next week, showers will ease off slightly over the region,” it said.

But it added that another trough of low pressure was expected to bring unsettled weather to southern China midweek next week.