Crowds bask in sunshine as temperatures exceed 33 degrees in Hong Kong

Temperatures in Hong Kong reached as high as 33.4 degrees Celsius (92 Fahrenheit) on Sunday, with cooler conditions forecast by midweek as showers and thunderstorms approach the region.

The hot weather brought large crowds to the city’s major beaches during the Easter long weekend, as the Hong Kong Observatory said on Sunday that an anticyclone aloft would keep the weather mainly fine and warm along the coast of southern China for the next few days.

The weather station in Sheung Shui logged a maximum temperature of 33.4 degrees, while seven other locations also recorded temperatures over 32 degrees, including Ta Kwu Ling, Lau Fau Shan, Tai Lung, Tin Shui Wai, Tai Po, Yuen Long in New Territories and Waglan Island in the city’s southeastern-most tip.

“With the anticyclone aloft weakening and a trough of low pressure developing gradually over southern China, there will be showers and thunderstorms over the region in the middle and latter parts of this week,” the Observatory said.

“A fresh easterly airstream will affect the coast of Guangdong over the weekend. Temperatures will fall slightly over the region.”

The forecaster said the next couple of days would be hot with sunny periods but the weather would become unsettled in the latter part of this week.

According to the latest nine-day forecast, temperatures will gradually drop from Friday, ranging from 23 to 26 degrees with a high chance of rain, and continue to decrease into the weekend before slightly rebounding to the mid to high 20s by the following Tuesday.