It wouldn’t be a good idea to leave your umbrellas at home over the next few days, as the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) has warned that the city will be hit by heavy showers and squally thunderstorms on Wednesday and Thursday this week.
While an easterly airstream and sunny intervals are expected tomorrow, a trough of low pressure over central China will move south towards Hong Kong on Wednesday, May 28, bringing heavy rainfall and thunderstorms into Thursday. Temperatures over those two days are expected to reach lows of 25 degree Celsius and highs of 29 degree Celsius.
According to the forecast, a southwesterly airstream is predicted to bring hot and showery conditions to the coast of southern China afterwards. This means that lighter showers will persist into early next week, but the rain will be interspersed with sunny intervals. Temperatures will pick up from Sunday, June 1, potentially rising to a maximum of 32 degree Celsius next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Stifling weather combined with wet conditions is arguably the worst part of Hong Kong’s summers, so over the next few days, plan to wear light layers that you can take off as needed along with shoes that you don’t mind getting a bit damp! Keep an eye on the weather forecast on the HKO website.
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