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Written by: Deng Haixing and Zhang Jiahao
2021-01-09 07:23
Last update date: 2021-01-09 07:25
Affected by the strong winter monsoon, the weather in Hong Kong continues to be severely cold.
Yesterday morning (8th) the Observatory Headquarters scored only 7.7 degrees, which is the lowest record since the beginning of winter; Tai Mo Shan once fell to minus 2.5 degrees and was below the "freezing point" (0 degrees Celsius) almost all day, and the grass blades were slightly frosted And icing.
Approaching the weekend, there were more people waiting to see the frosty scene on the mountain last night.
In the early morning of Saturday (9th), the cold weather warning, frost warning and red fire hazard warning came into effect at the same time. Although the temperature today is slightly higher than yesterday, the Observatory still recorded a low temperature of 8 degrees and one degree in Tai Mo Shan at about 7 this morning. It fell to minus 1.3 degrees.
In the early hours of this morning, the temperature in Tai Mo Shan hovered around 0 degrees.
At 3 o'clock in the morning, it once fell to minus 1.3 degrees, but it did not break the record of minus 2.5 degrees yesterday morning.
The Observatory issued a frost warning at 4:30 pm yesterday to remind the public that ground frost may occur on the highlands or in the northern New Territories this morning. The minimum grass temperature at Tai Mo Shan dropped to minus 1.5 degrees at 7:43 last night. Maintained near 0 degrees this morning.
The temperature in Tai Mo Shan hovers around 0 degrees.
(Photo by Zhang Jiahao)
Late last night, there began to be crowds in Ta Mo Shan, parking spaces were full, and many citizens stayed behind for climbing, hoping to see the frosty beauty this morning.
The reporter of "Hong Kong 01" inspected the mountain this morning, and there was no frost or icing.
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