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Hong Kong set for ‘extremely hot’ weather over the weekend as Typhoon Bavi subsides

Occasional showers expected, with temperatures set to hit 35 degrees Celsius on Saturday, according to Observatory

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A resident shields himself from the sun at the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront. Photo: Jelly Tse
Jeffie Lam
Hong Kong will be “extremely hot” and hit by occasional showers as Typhoon Bavi moves across the seas east of Taiwan towards Guangdong on the weekend, with unstable offshore weather already disrupting a number of flights.

The Observatory said that as Bavi moved across Taiwan and then close to northern Fujian and southern Zhejiang, its outer airstream would subside, resulting in “mainly fine and extremely hot weather” in Guangdong from Friday to Sunday.

“High temperatures may also trigger showers,” the forecaster said on Friday. “Under the influence of a fresh to strong southwest monsoon, it will be windier over the coast of Guangdong over the weekend.”

According to the Observatory’s latest nine-day forecast, maximum temperatures on Friday will hit 33 degrees Celsius (91 Fahrenheit) and reach as high as 35 degrees the next day.

Isolated showers are expected over the weekend, before the weather becomes more unstable under a broad trough of low pressure next week.

Waves crash near the coast of Keelung as Typhoon Bavi approaches the northern Taiwanese city on Thursday. Photo: AP
Waves crash near the coast of Keelung as Typhoon Bavi approaches the northern Taiwanese city on Thursday. Photo: AP

China’s National Meteorological Centre said on Friday that Bavi had weakened to a “severe typhoon”, with wind speeds at its centre falling to 45 metres per second as it continued towards the country’s southeastern coast, where it was expected to land between Fuqing in Fujian province and Wenling in Zhejiang.

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