Affected by the strong winter monsoon, the weather in Hong Kong was severe cold and rainy.
In the early morning of today (21st), the Observatory headquarters recorded a temperature of 7.7 degrees Celsius, the lowest record since the beginning of winter.
The Observatory also reminded that the temperature in the highlands is significantly lower and ice may be formed.
Yesterday afternoon (20th), the temperature of Tai Mo Shan, which was as low as 0.6 degrees, further dropped to 0.5 degrees this morning. Some citizens made a special trip to climb the mountain to "check in", hoping to see the spectacle of frost, but they were disappointed in the end.
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The temperature at Tai Mo Shan hovered between 1 and 5 degrees from the early hours of this morning to the morning, and dropped sharply to 0.5 degrees at about 7 am.
There was no frost or ice on the top of the mountain as seen at the scene in the early hours of the morning.
Some citizens made a special drive to climb the mountain, hoping to take a chance to see the natural wonders.
Around 5 am, about 4 to 5 cars were present, and some people did not get off due to the cold weather. There were also girls who went up the mountain in groups of three or five, but returned disappointed.
Mr. Zhao, who is accustomed to hiking, said that the weather this morning is warmer than yesterday, "I'm used to (hike), it's warm today, there's no wind, you just want to see (icing), I want to see !"
At the beginning of January last year, Hong Kong was also hit by a cold wave. Although the temperature in the market was similar to this time, Tai Mo Shan had dropped below 0 degrees for two consecutive days. On January 7 last year, it even recorded minus 2.5 degrees. Frozen, and icicles appeared in the cracks of the rocks, attracting many citizens to "check in" up the mountain.
Weather Traffic｜Cold weather warning is in effect, the temperature will hover at 8 degrees and it will continue to freeze in the next few days. The observatory records 8 degrees in winter, and the lowest in Tai Mo Shan is only 0.6 degrees in the next two days. Mo Shan fell to minus 2.5 degrees, the grass and leaves were slightly frosty and cold weather｜Icicles appeared in the cracks in the rocks below the freezing point of Tai Mo Shan.
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