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Emily Hung

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Hong Kong will be hit by heavy showers and squally thunderstorms on Wednesday and Thursday, the weather forecaster has said.
The nine-day forecast by the Observatory on Sunday showed that conditions would be mainly cloudy on Monday with some isolated showers at first. Temperatures will be between 24 and 29 degrees Celsius (75 and 84 Fahrenheit).
There will be sunny intervals on Tuesday.
The Observatory said a fresh easterly airstream was set to affect the coast of Guangdong province over the next couple of days, with a southerly airstream expected to replace it on Wednesday.
The weather will become unsettled from Wednesday onwards, bringing mainly cloudy conditions with heavy showers and squally thunderstorms.
“A trough of low pressure will move southwards and edge closer to the coast of southern China gradually. There will be heavy showers and squally thunderstorms over the region later on Wednesday and on Thursday,” the Observatory said.
The forecaster added that the trough of low pressure will persist in the vicinity of the northern part of the South China Sea during the latter part of the week, resulting in scattered showers across the region.
The showers will persist into early next week but there will be some sunny intervals later. Temperatures are also expected to rise gradually, potentially reaching as high as 32 degrees next week.


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Forecaster warns that conditions are set to persist into the latter part of the week bringing scattered showers across the region


Forecaster warns that conditions are set to persist into the latter part of the week bringing scattered showers across the region.


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