The strong northeast monsoon associated with the cold front is affecting the coastal areas of South China.
The weather in Hong Kong is forecast to be mostly cloudy today.
Partly sunny and dry during the day, the temperature rose to about 16 degrees.
It will be cold at night, with the temperature in the urban area further dropping to about 12 degrees, and the temperature in the New Territories will be two or three degrees lower.
Fresh to strong northerly winds, with occasional strong winds offshore and on high ground.
The Hong Kong Observatory has issued a red fire danger warning, indicating that fires are extremely prone to occur, and members of the public should be careful about fire prevention.
When traveling in the countryside, citizens are advised to bring dry food or cooked food, and be careful to prevent wildfires.
Anyone who illegally starts a fire in the countryside can be fined $25,000 and imprisoned for one year.
(Observatory website)
According to the Observatory's outlook, the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year will be cold, with the temperature in urban areas dropping to about 10 degrees, and the temperature in the New Territories will be two or three degrees lower.
Clouds increased over the next day or two and the morning remained fairly cool.
(Observatory website)
According to the Transport Department, due to the subsidence of the road surface, the entire section of Soy Street between Canton Road and Reclamation Street has been closed.
Motorists please consider using other roads.
(Photo by Chen Yongwu)