Today's winter solstice (22nd) chill disappeared, the urban area recorded the highest temperature of 19.5 degrees before noon, the second warmest winter solstice in the past five years.
However, the Observatory predicts that it will turn cold again in the latter part of next week. Affected by the replenishment of the monsoon, the minimum temperature in the urban area will drop to 13 degrees on New Year's Eve next Saturday (31st).
As for Christmas Eve and Christmas on weekends, the Observatory expects to be warm, but due to the dry northeast monsoon, the temperature difference between day and night in the New Territories is large.
Taking Ta Kwu Ling as an example, the temperature dropped to 9 degrees at 7 am on Christmas Day, but rose back to 18 degrees by 2 pm.
▼On December 18, the temperature in the urban area was 11 degrees, and citizens put on thick clothes to go out▼
Today's winter solstice, many people go out to "winter" with their families. According to the Observatory, the Hong Kong area is blowing moderate north to northeast wind today, and the wind is occasionally fresh. It will be quite cool at night.
According to the Observatory's automatic regional weather forecast, the minimum temperature will drop to 15 degrees in many districts at 8:00 p.m., including Ta Kwu Ling, Shek Kong and Lau Fau Shan.
As for the urban area, the weather is relatively warm, with an average of about 17 degrees.
The Observatory also pointed out that the weather today is fine and very dry.
The dry northeast monsoon is bringing generally sunny weather to southeastern China.
At noon, the relative humidity in most parts of Hong Kong remained at around 30%.
The Observatory predicts that at 8 pm, the minimum temperature will drop to 15 degrees in many districts this evening, including Ta Kwu Ling, Shek Kong and Lau Fau Shan.
(Observatory website)
In addition, this weekend is Christmas. The Observatory predicts that the minimum temperature of 13 degrees Celsius will remain until Christmas Eve (24th), and then from Christmas (25th) to next Tuesday (27th), the minimum temperature will gradually rise to Celsius 15 degrees.
The Observatory also pointed out that the dry northeast monsoon will continue to bring generally sunny and relatively cool weather to the south China coast in the next few days, and the temperature difference between day and night in inland areas will be large.
During the Christmas period, the weather was fine and dry, with relatively cool mornings and evenings, but the temperature difference between day and night in the New Territories was relatively large.
Taking Ta Kwu Ling as an example, the temperature dropped to 9 degrees at 7 am on Christmas Day, but rose back to 18 degrees by 2 pm.
However, the warmer weather will not last. The Observatory predicts that due to the supplementary monsoon, the weather in Guangdong will turn cold in the latter part of next week, and the weather will start to turn cold rapidly next Thursday (29th). It is expected to trigger a cold weather warning again, and the temperature will drop on New Year’s Eve to a minimum of 13 degrees.
On that day, the east to northeast wind was 4 to 5, and there was sunshine in part of the time.
Quite cool in the morning.
Winter solstice｜The upper limit of the number of restaurant withdrawals is expected to increase by 10% compared to last year, and wedding banquets will increase by 20. Christmas｜Dongying tour will start in December with 4,000 group members. The business volume of vertical and horizontal tours will recover to 50% during the same period before the epidemic. Winter solstice｜KMB adjusts 88 special routes The service is early or the closing time is shortened. Busy shifts are approaching New Year’s Eve. The temperature will drop sharply next Friday with a minimum of 12 degrees. It is expected to trigger a cold weather warning for Christmas｜The Observatory expects the temperature to be like a roller coaster.