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Hongkongers are set for a scorching week ahead, with the forecaster predicting temperatures will climb as high as 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 Fahrenheit) on four days in a row, which may trigger the first very hot weather warning of the year.
The Observatory said on Sunday that an anticyclone aloft would continue to bring hot and fine weather to the coast of Guangdong province and the northern part of the South China Sea over the next few days.
“The weather will be generally fine and become very hot over the region. Under the influence of a southerly airstream, there will be isolated showers over the coast of Guangdong [on Monday],” the forecaster said.
Temperatures in urban areas are expected to hit a maximum of 33 degrees from Tuesday to Friday, accompanied by humidity levels reaching up to 95 per cent by the week’s end, it said.

Generally, the Observatory issues the very hot weather warning when the maximum daily temperature in urban or widespread areas is expected to reach 33 degrees or above, although the benchmark is not rigid.
The forecaster also takes into account other meteorological variables, including relative humidity, wind speed and direction, as well as the Hong Kong Heat Index, before making a final decision.
According to the nine-day forecast, the city is set for a prolonged stretch of heat before a shift to more unstable weather.
“With a trough of low pressure edging closer to the coast of southern China in the latter part of this week, the weather will become unsettled with showers and thunderstorms over the region,” the Observatory said.
Rain was expected on Friday, while temperatures would drop to about 30 degrees with mainly cloudy skies and scattered showers over the weekend and into early next week, it said.


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Observatory may issue year’s first very hot weather warning as high temperatures expected from Tuesday to Friday before cooler weekend


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Observatory may issue year’s first very hot weather warning as high temperatures expected from Tuesday to Friday before cooler weekend