Under the severe cold weather, the Observatory headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui recorded a temperature of 7.5 degrees this morning, a new low since the beginning of winter, and Tai Mo Shan dropped to 0.2 degrees, and the high ground may freeze.
The Observatory predicts that the strong winter monsoon will continue to bring cold weather in the next few days, and the cold and rainy weather is expected to continue until Friday (25th), after which the high-altitude disturbance will move away and the monsoon will gradually ease. It has also begun to pick up. The highest temperature in the urban area will reach 21 degrees early next week, so let's say goodbye to the cold weather.
▼The freezing situation of Tai Mo Shan grassland on January 12, 2021▼
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The cold weather warning came into effect, and the strong winter monsoon continued to affect Hong Kong. At the same time, high-altitude disturbances continued to bring rainy weather. This morning, the temperature in various districts remained at or below 8 degrees, and the temperature in most areas reached severe cold levels. Tai Mo Shan became the coldest in Hong Kong The area recorded only 0.2 degrees, followed by Ngong Ping, with a low of 2.8 degrees, and more than 20 mm of rainfall was recorded in general areas.
The Observatory said that there is rain today in Miyun, and the rain is sometimes more frequent. Under the severe cold weather, the highlands may freeze.
Gradually warmer in recent weekends, say goodbye to rainy days
The strong winter monsoon will continue to bring cold weather in the next few days. The Observatory expects the freezing weather to continue until at least Friday. Coupled with the impact of high-altitude disturbances, there will still be rain in the next two days. Citizens should continue to wear thick clothes to keep out the cold.
As the high-altitude disturbances move away and the monsoon gradually eases, the Observatory predicts that it will be sunny on Thursday, and the day will still be cold. The lowest temperature in the urban area is only 9 degrees, but after that, the sun will continue to shine, and the temperature will gradually rise. The highest temperature in the urban area over the weekend has returned to Return to the prefix 2.
The Observatory is expected to continue to be warm and sunny next week. Entering March, it will start to usher in a shower or two of rain, but the weather is not expected to be too cold by then.
▼Citizens went out for testing in the severe cold weather on February 21▼
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▼On February 20, the weather in Hong Kong was cold and the temperature in many districts dropped to single digits▼
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The Observatory updated its forecast on Monday: the temperature in the urban area dropped to 7 degrees, and the high ground may freeze. The 5.7 earthquake east of Hualien, Taiwan, the Hong Kong Observatory: some citizens felt a few seconds of tremors.
