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Hong Kong’s weather will remain unstable in the coming days before turning bright on Friday for the Dragon Boat Festival and into the weekend, according to the Observatory.
The forecaster said that under the influence of an active southwest monsoon and a trough of low pressure, showers would be heavy at times on Tuesday.
“The weather is expected to remain unsettled from Wednesday to Thursday at first and showers will be heavier in some areas,” it said.
“The weather will improve on Tuen Ng Festival and over the weekend.”
On Monday evening, around 30mm (1.2 inches) of rainfall was recorded over widespread areas, with rainfall exceeding 80mm over parts of Lantau Island.
The forecaster issued the amber warning at 11.10am, indicating heavy rain exceeding 30mm had fallen or was expected to fall in an hour, and was likely to continue. The signal was cancelled at 8.20pm.
The city’s three-tier rainstorm warning system classifies the signals by colour – amber, red and black.
The forecaster also warned on Monday that violent gusts were affecting the city, with wind speeds of about 90km/h (55.92mph) recorded at Lau Fau Shan at around 12.50pm.


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Observatory warns of downpours and ‘unsettled’ weather in the coming days, before clearing up for the holiday


Observatory warns of downpours and ‘unsettled’ weather in the coming days, before clearing up for the holiday.


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Hong Kong to face showers, unstable weather ahead of sunny Dragon Boat Festival

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Observatory warns of downpours and ‘unsettled’ weather in the coming days, before clearing up for the holiday

Observatory warns of downpours and ‘unsettled’ weather in the coming days, before clearing up for the holiday