The Observatory’s special reminder: Thunderstorms associated with active southwesterly airflow are affecting the coast of Guangdong.
The public, please be vigilant.
The weather in Hong Kong today is forecast to be generally cloudy with showers and squally thunderstorms.
Sometimes it rains heavily in the morning.
The highest temperature is about 31 degrees, and the wind is gentle to the fresh southwest wind.
The Transport Department announced at 7 o'clock that the traffic lights at the junction of Nathan Road and Public Square Street, the junction of Nathan Road and Lai Chi Kok Road, and the junction of Fo Tan Road and Yuen Wo Road in Shatin have failed.
Pedestrians passing by, please try to use footbridges and pedestrian tunnels to cross the road.
Please pay special attention to the vehicle when crossing the road at an intersection where the traffic light fails.
The traffic on the site was busy for a while.
At 7:39 in the morning, the Transport Department stated that the above-mentioned malfunctioning traffic lights had resumed normal operation. Together with the earlier malfunctioning traffic lights at the junction of Cheung Sha Wan Road and Yen Chau Street, and the junction of Nathan Road and Waterloo Road, they have also returned to normal. Operation.
The only lane of Fuk Chak Street in Tai Kok Tsui was still closed due to a water main burst.
Motorists please consider using other roads.
Early on Saturday morning, the thunderstorm warning is now in effect.
The morning showers in Hong Kong brought more than 30 millimetres of rainfall to Hong Kong Island, Sai Kung and the North District.
Affected by the active southwesterly airstream, there will still be occasional heavy showers and thunderstorms along the south China coast today and tomorrow.
It is expected that showers along the coast of Guangdong will be slightly reduced early next week, but a trough of low pressure will once again bring unstable weather to the area in the middle and late next week.