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Hong Kong’s forecaster has issued a “very hot weather” warning, expecting temperatures to hit 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 Fahrenheit) on Thursday and sweltering conditions to continue on Friday and Saturday.
The Hong Kong Observatory said that Tropical Storm Co-May, named after a type of coarse grass originating from Vietnam, was located within 800 km of the city and would linger over the northern part of Luzon, gradually intensifying later in the day and on Friday.
But the forecaster also indicated the storm would then move towards the seas east of Taiwan, maintaining a distance of more than 600km from Hong Kong, posing a low direct threat to the territory.
It issued a very hot weather warning at 6.45am, adding that showers triggered by high temperatures would also affect the region.
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“A broad trough of low pressure will bring showers and thunderstorms to the central and northern parts of the South China Sea in the next few days,” the Observatory said.