Hong Kong swelters on Mother’s Day as temperature hits half-century high
- Mercury hits 32.2 degrees Celsius at the Hong Kong Observatory, triggering this year’s first ‘very hot weather warning’
- It is the hottest Mother’s Day since 1967
Hong Kong is sweltering under its hottest Mother’s Day in more than half a century, with the mercury hitting 36 degrees Celsius in some areas and triggering this year’s first “very hot weather warning”.
The Observatory in Tsim Sha Tsui issued the warning at 1.15pm on Sunday after the temperature there hit 32.2 degrees.
At Tai Mei Tuk in Tai Po, the temperature hit 36.1 degrees. Yuen Long Park in Yuen Long also recorded 35.1 degrees, and Sheung Shui 35 degrees.
It is the hottest Mother’s Day since 1967.
As the weather warning was still in force after 4.30pm, 19 temporary night heat shelters opened by the Home Affairs Department were to remain available for use until 8am on Monday.
According to the Observatory, the weather would remain very hot with sunny intervals in the afternoon. A few showers and isolated thunderstorms were expected later.