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Edith Lin

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The Hong Kong Observatory cancelled the amber rainstorm warning on Thursday afternoon, two hours after it was issued.
The forecaster lifted the warning at 7.05pm. Heavy showers and thunderstorms had earlier hit the city.
Earlier in the afternoon, the Observatory cancelled the No 1 typhoon signal. It had said that rainbands associated with a tropical depression would still bring squalls on Thursday.
The Observatory earlier said that squally showers had affected the coast of Guangdong in the morning, bringing about 20mm of rainfall over parts of the city and occasionally strong winds to offshore areas and at high ground.
It had also said that the weather in Hong Kong on Thursday was likely to be mainly cloudy with squally showers and thunderstorms, accompanied by sunny intervals during the day.
It added that the maximum temperature would be about 32 degrees Celsius (89.6 Fahrenheit), with moderate to fresh east to south-easterly winds that would occasionally be strong at first over offshore and elevated areas.
The forecaster predicted occasional showers and thunderstorms on Friday and said that some rainfall was expected over the weekend.
It added that an active southerly airstream would bring showers and thunderstorms to the coast of southern China in the next few days.
The weather is expected to improve and become very hot over southern China midweek next week due to the strengthening of an anticyclone aloft, the Observatory said.


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Forecaster had issued the warning with heavy showers and thunderstorms hitting the city


Forecaster had issued the warning with heavy showers and thunderstorms hitting the city.


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