An intense northeast monsoon brought cool and windy weather to Hong Kong on Tuesday, with the city recording a minimum temperature of 17.5 degrees Celsius, according to the city’s weather forecaster.
The mercury dropped to as low as 15.1 C in Tai Lung in the New Territories, 15.9 C in Kowloon City, 15.9 C in Tseung Kwan O, and 16.4 C in Shau Kei Wan, the Hong Kong Observatory said on Tuesday morning.
“Locally, as of 8:30 am, the minimum temperature recorded at the observatory was 17.5 degrees, the lowest so far this autumn, and generally a couple of degrees lower in the New Territories,” the HKO said.
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Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong’s highest peak, recorded a low of 6.9 C at 5:50 am, HKO data showed.
During the day, the maximum temperature in the city could reach 23 C, the observatory said, reminding the public that the strong monsoon signal was in force as strong winds with mean speeds exceeding 40 kilometers per hour were expected from the north.
The red fire danger warning also remained in force, indicating that the fire risk was extreme as Hong Kong was expected to see fine and dry weather in the next few days.
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Temperature difference between day and night will be rather large on Wednesday, and it will still be cool in the morning in the New Territories, said the forecaster.
It also said that temperatures will rise in the latter part of this week, with the weather becoming cloudier with a few showers during the weekend.
