Front brings cold snap with 8-degree drop

The mercury took a nosedive from 19 degrees Celsius in the morning to 11 degrees in some areas yesterday. The Observatory issued a cold-weather warning at about 4.20am as a front crossed Guangdong's coast. Today will be cloudy with rain patches and temperatures of between 11 and 14. The gloom is tipped to last until the weekend, when the temperature should rise to 20.