According to the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO), an intense winter monsoon is expected to reach the southern coast of China tomorrow, which means a temperature plunge for Hong Kong with a rather large temperature difference between day and night.
Thermostats are going to fall appreciably starting from later in the day on Thursday, January 9. The coldest days will be Friday and Saturday, with temperatures hovering around 12 degrees Celsius in urban areas and dropping to approximately seven degrees Celsius in parts of the New Territories. Neighbourhoods in the New Territories such as Tai Po, Sheung Shui, and Ta Kwu Ling might experience single-digit temperatures.
As the monsoon gets replaced by an easterly airstream, temperatures will then start rising slightly early next week, though there’s still a cold weather warning for Sunday, January 12. This warning for the period ranging from Friday to Sunday is the first of 2025, though not for the winter season, as HKO had previously issued its first cold weather warning this winter for December 20, 2024.
Keep an eye out for more weather information on the HKO website.
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