The weather in Hong Kong continues to be hot, and the extreme hot weather warning has been in force for more than 309 hours until 11 am today (28th), making it the third longest hot weather warning in effect since 2000.
As of 11:30 a.m., the maximum temperature in Tai Mei Tuk has recorded a maximum of 36 degrees Celsius, the hottest in Hong Kong; the maximum temperature in many districts is over 34 degrees Celsius, including Tai Po, Wetland Park, Yuen Long Park, Kwun Tong, etc.
The Observatory expects that the weather will continue to be extremely hot from the rest of this week to the beginning of next week, with the maximum temperature still reaching 34 degrees Celsius; by the middle and late next week, there will be showers and thunderstorms, and the maximum temperature will drop to 31 degrees Celsius.
In addition, the tropical cyclone located in the northwestern Pacific Ocean will generally move towards the East China Sea and gradually intensify in the next two to three days.
▼July 27, the hot weather warning came into effect on the 13th day▼
▼July 26, the hot weather warning came into effect on the 12th day▼
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The maximum temperature in Tai Mei Governor reaches 36 degrees Celsius
According to the Observatory's report, the temperature in Hong Kong today is between 28 and 34 degrees Celsius, and the extremely hot weather is still in effect. The public should be careful to prevent heat stroke and drink more water.
At 11:30 in the morning, the maximum temperature in Tai Mei Tuk has recorded a maximum of 36 degrees Celsius, the hottest in Hong Kong; the maximum temperature in many districts is over 34 degrees Celsius or above, including Tai Po, Wetland Park, Yuen Long Park, Sha Tin, Happy Valley, Kwun Tong, etc.
Hong Kong's nine-day weather forecast (screenshot from the Observatory's website)
The weather will continue to be very hot until early next week
The Observatory predicts that due to the high-altitude anticyclone, the rest of this week to next Monday will be generally fine and hot, but there will be showers in some areas, and the maximum temperature will still reach 34 degrees Celsius.
As of next Tuesday, there will be sunshine and a few showers for a short time in Hong Kong. The maximum temperature will drop slightly to 33 degrees Celsius, and then it will further drop to 32 degrees Celsius next Wednesday.
▼The Observatory recorded a high temperature of 35.8 degrees on July 25▼
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Showers and thunderstorms expected mid to late next week
However, with the weakening of the high-altitude anticyclone and the influence of high-altitude disturbances, there will be showers and thunderstorms in the middle and late next week.
From Thursday to Saturday, the temperature will range from 27 to 31 degrees Celsius, and it will be mostly cloudy with showers every day, with thunderstorms in some areas on some days.
In addition, the Observatory also predicts that the tropical cyclone in the northwest Pacific will generally move towards the East China Sea and gradually intensify in the next two to three days.
▼On July 25th, the workers in Central continued to work with sweating under the warning of hot weather▼
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Weather and Traffic｜Today is very hot and sunny in the urban area, the highest is 34 degrees, and the New Territories are two or three degrees hotter. The Labour and Welfare Bureau introduced the Observatory’s heat index to prevent workers from heat stroke. This summer, they stepped up inspections. Hong Kong's hot weather warning has broken the record for the third longest time in history. The observatory is expected to be hot until early next week. The "hot explosion" weather in July will break 6 high temperature records.
