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Timon Johnson

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The Hong Kong Observatory issued a red rainstorm warning late on Wednesday night.
The signal, issued at 11.45pm, means that heavy rain has fallen or is expected to fall generally over Hong Kong, exceeding 50mm (2 inches) in an hour, and is likely to continue.
“Further heavy rain could cause, if not already caused, serious road flooding and traffic congestion and could disrupt normal school hours,” the weather forecaster said.
The red rainstorm signal was raised 23 minutes after the amber one was issued at 11.22pm.
It was replaced by the amber rainstorm signal at 12.45am when the rain eased.
The Observatory said around midnight that heavy rain was affecting the northern part of the New Territories, especially in Pat Heung and Kam Tin areas, with more than 70mm of rainfall recorded in the past hour.
It said that under the influence of the remnants of Tropical Depression Danas and an active southwest monsoon, there would be heavy showers and squally thunderstorms over the coast of southern China and the northern part of the South China Sea in the next couple of days.
“With the remnants of Danas departing and the anticyclone aloft strengthening, showers will ease off gradually early next week. The weather will improve and it will be very hot,” the Observatory said.
Earlier in the day, the forecaster warned that the city would be hit by torrential rain and squally thunderstorms on Thursday and Friday as Danas, which means “to experience” or “to feel” in Tagalog, gradually reached Guangdong province.
According to the latest nine-day weather forecast, the expected showers will gradually subside early next week, with sunny periods expected from Sunday onwards.
The weather is also likely to be very hot next week, with the mercury expected to hit as high as 34 degrees Celsius (93.2 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday.
A few sporadic showers are expected in the latter part of next week.


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