Hong Kong set for hot 2 weeks, with maximum temperatures hitting 31 degrees Celsius in next few days
- Mercury hits 27.8 degrees on Tuesday morning, with warm weather and cloudy conditions expected during the day
- But temperatures to rise between Tuesday and Thursday, with maximum of 26 to 31 degrees and warm weather persisting into next week
The Observatory said on Tuesday the mercury had risen to 27.8 degrees by 10.50am, with warm weather and cloudy conditions predicted to continue throughout the day.
The forecaster added winds were moderate to fresh and sometimes strong on high ground and that a southerly airstream would bring hot weather in the next couple of days.
“A trough of low pressure is expected to bring showers and thunderstorms to southern China over the weekend,” the weather service said. “The northeast monsoon will affect the coastal areas of Guangdong early to midweek next week.”
Temperatures from Tuesday to Thursday are expected to be between 26 and 31 degrees. A few showers are expected to arrive on Thursday, continuing until next Tuesday.
Maximum temperatures will reach between 27 and 30 degrees, with the lowest at 22 to 25 degrees, from Friday to next Wednesday.
Temperature climbs to 31.5 degrees as Hong Kong sweats on record hot March day
Hong Kong last month sweated through the hottest March day since records began in 1884. The mercury shot up to 30.3 degrees and to more than 31 degrees in some areas on March 24.
The Observatory earlier predicted 2024 would be yet another sweltering year with the potential for more typhoons than normal.
The city’s annual mean temperature is expected to rise above normal and there is a high possibility the year will be among the top 10 hottest recorded.
The weather service’s yearly overview showed that 2023 was the city’s second-warmest on record, after 2021, as annual mean temperature reached 24.5 degrees.
