Thunderstorms to hit Hong Kong on Friday ahead of colder weather next week

Hong Kong is set for heavy showers and thunderstorms from Friday night, with urban area temperatures forecast to fall to as low as 19 degrees Celsius (66 Fahrenheit) next week as a cold front reaches the Guangdong coast.

The Hong Kong Observatory said upper-air disturbances would bring showers and a few squally thunderstorms to southern China on Friday and Saturday.

The city will see sunny periods on Friday, but showers will develop in the afternoon and intensify at night, accompanied by thunderstorms and strengthening winds.

Showers will be heavy at first on Saturday, with thunderstorms, before easing during the day and giving way to sunny periods in the afternoon. Temperatures will range from 23 to 27 degrees over the two days.

An easterly airstream is expected to affect the Guangdong coast early next week, bringing a few patches of rain and relatively humid conditions in the mornings and at night.

A cold front will reach the coast around the middle of next week.

“Under the influence of the associated northeast monsoon, winds will become northerlies and temperatures will fall appreciably over the region in the latter part of next week,” the forecaster said.

Temperatures in urban areas are forecast to range from 19 to 24 degrees next Thursday, while Ta Kwu Ling and Shek Kong in the New Territories will see lows of 17 and 18 degrees respectively.