Hong Kong weather

Bunny ears keep a child warm in Tsim Sha Tsui, as a cold snap hits Hong Kong on December 9. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Not a mini ice age, it’s warming that Hong Kong must worry about

I refer to the letter from Wyss Yim (“Cold days each winter hold the key to climate”, December 7).

17 Dec 2018 - 11:01am

The only way to kick the world into action is for politicians to see how climate change destroys lives in their own constituencies

To kick us into action, we must all feel the effects of climate change

16 Dec 2018 - 5:34pm 9

Temperatures will continue to fall on Tuesday and Wednesday. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Temperatures dip to 7.9 degrees as Observatory predicts colder days ahead

10 Dec 2018 - 10:58pm 4

Even colder days can be expected early next week. Photo: David Wong

Hong Kong bracing for a cool weekend as temperatures fall

7 Dec 2018 - 4:53pm 5

Visitors were drawn to Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong’s highest point, to view frost and icicles after the Hong Kong Observatory issued a cold weather warning in January 2016. Photo: Felix Wong

Cold days hold key to Hong Kong’s climate question

7 Dec 2018 - 10:06am

The temperature is expected to drop to as low as 13 degrees Celsius over the coming days. Photo: David Wong

Time to break out the winter coats, there’s a cold snap coming

3 Dec 2018 - 12:49pm 5

Record May temperatures just the beginning for Hong Kong as global warming means heatwave will be new normal, forecaster says

Global warming means record May heatwave will be new normal

1 Dec 2018 - 1:00pm 3

Part of the tree waste previously stored in temporary collection area in Kai Tak after Typhoon Mangkhut is shipped to West New Territories Landfill in Tuen Mun on October 19. About 7,000 tonnes of trees were felled by Hong Kong’s strongest typhoon since records began. Photo: Roy Issa

How typhoon-felled trees could help build Hong Kong

25 Nov 2018 - 3:02pm

Tourists take pictures on The Peak during a sunny day in Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang

Winter is not coming, but it is going to get a little cooler

21 Nov 2018 - 4:35pm 3

Staff at a shop in Central seal windows with masking tape, as Typhoon Mangkhut approached Hong Kong on September 15. Photo: Felix Wong

Why it’s best to keep windows shut in a Hong Kong typhoon

6 Nov 2018 - 5:05pm

The Hong Kong Observatory raised the warning just after noon on Thursday, but by 11.30pm only minor rainfall of less than 0.5mm had been recorded. Photo: Sam Tsang

Typhoon Yutu first November storm in 25 years to get No 3 warning

2 Nov 2018 - 8:20am 1

Hong Kong issues typhoon signal No 3 as Yutu edges closer to Guangdong coast

Hong Kong issues typhoon signal No 3 as Yutu edges closer

1 Nov 2018 - 7:58pm 4

Fine and very dry weather is expected on Wednesday. Photo: Sam Tsang

Observatory issues typhoon signal No 1 as Typhoon Yutu approaches

31 Oct 2018 - 1:01pm 4

Strong winds and waves at Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui during Typhoon Mangkhut approaching Hong Kong. Photo: Felix Wong

Super Typhoon Yutu unlikely to strike Hong Kong directly: Observatory

27 Oct 2018 - 12:13pm 7

The passenger crush at Kowloon Tong MTR station amid severely disrupted train services on September 17, a day after Typhoon Mangkhut hit the city. Photo: Winson Wong

Hospital Authority should have treated staff with compassion after Mangkhut

26 Oct 2018 - 5:53am 2

The Hong Kong Observatory is engaged in sustained R&D efforts to apply state-of-the-art technologies to further enhance its weather services. Photo: Sam Tsang

Precise rain forecasts are a challenge, even with today’s technology

25 Oct 2018 - 7:31am 1

A pedestrian caught without an umbrella walks under heavy rain in Causeway Bay in August 2017. Photo: Fung Chang

Observatory’s weather updates do not inspire confidence

18 Oct 2018 - 4:33am 1

Children walk under collapsed trees along Tin Ping Road in Sheung Shui after Typhoon Mangkhut. Photo: Sam Tsang

Do we really want an urban Hong Kong devoid of trees?

17 Oct 2018 - 7:57pm 6

A resident of Lantau’s Nim Shue Wan village sits facing the sea where an artificial island will be built if government plans are approved. Photo: Reuters

Why build a fake island when China has so much land?

17 Oct 2018 - 6:15am 3

For the second time in a month, MTR commuters have been caught up in transport havoc with a signalling fault being blamed for crippling train services on four lines. Photo: Sam Tsang

Public cries out for answers after latest chaos on the MTR

16 Oct 2018 - 11:59pm 9

Protesters against the proposed reclamation off Lantau Island have called the huge artificial island dangerous to the environment and severely vulnerable to future bouts of extreme weather. Photo: Paul Yeung

Are more flats through reclamation worth it if the housing isn’t safe?

16 Oct 2018 - 11:10am

The sports ground at Siu Sai Wan lies flooded, as Typhoon Mangkhut batters Hong Kong on September 16. Photo: Handout

Must Siu Sai Wan sports ground remain closed for months?

12 Oct 2018 - 1:00pm

Broken trees cause roadblocks on Queensway, in Admiralty, on September 17, the day after Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into Hong Kong. The disruptions to public transport, even as employees were expected to return to work the next day, were high on Hongkongers’ list of complaints after Mangkhut. Photo: Felix Wong

Critics of Hong Kong’s response to Typhoon Mangkhut have a point

11 Oct 2018 - 7:36pm

Strong winds and waves at Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui during the Typhoon Signal No 10 for Typhoon Mangkhut. Photo: Felix Wong

Storm season is not over yet, Hong Kong’s chief forecaster warns

7 Oct 2018 - 10:46pm 2

Lawrence Tai (centre) and Kitti Chan (in blue) join other volunteers cleaning up Sai Kung's Sha Ha Beach. Photo: Winson Wong

Why volunteers aren’t hanging around waiting for typhoon clean-up

6 Oct 2018 - 9:30am 4

Commuters were stranded for hours at Tai Wai MTR Station on the morning of September 17, a day after Typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong. Photo: Felix Wong

Give city leader power to give workers post-typhoon day off, lawmakers urge

5 Oct 2018 - 10:41am 5

Protesters outside Legco call for more protection for workers after extreme weather events like Typhoon Mangkhut. Photo: Edward Wong

Give city leader power to give workers post-typhoon day off, lawmakers urge

4 Oct 2018 - 11:28pm 4

The government has piled a mass of tree waste at the former Kai Tak airport site. Photo: Winson Wong

Typhoon Mangkhut felled 46,000 trees. Will they end up in landfill?

4 Oct 2018 - 2:19pm 7

A hiker enters a trail at Luk Keng on the outskirts of Plover Cove Country Park in February 2014. Public services to some villages in the area have not been restored after Typhoon Mangkhut wreaked its havoc on September 16. Photo: Felix Wong

Mangkhut aftermath: have villagers near Luk Keng been forgotten?

30 Sep 2018 - 1:51pm

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