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Hong Kong’s Observatory will issue the No 3 typhoon warning at 5.20pm on Monday, unusually skipping the No 1 standby signal due to the combined effect of Tropical Storm Fengshen and a northeast monsoon.
The forecaster on Monday also warned that rain would be more frequent on Tuesday and early on Wednesday.
“With Fengshen edging closer to the coast of Guangdong gradually, the Observatory will issue the Strong Wind Signal No 3 directly at 5.20pm [on Monday] to replace the Strong Monsoon Signal,” it said.
“It will be persistently windy in the next couple of days. Temperatures will fall appreciably to around 19 degrees Celsius (66 Fahrenheit) in the urban areas, and a couple of degrees lower in the New Territories.”
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The Observatory also warned that flooding might occur over some low-lying coastal areas during the high tides for a few consecutive nights this week under the effect of spring tide, combined with the northeast monsoon and Fengshen, which means “the god of wind” in Chinese.