Warmer winter for HK

A warmer winter is forecast for Hong Kong this year, with temperatures expected to be normal to above average.

Tse Shuk-mei, Scientific Officer (Forecast Operations) at the Observatory, noted that based on preliminary analysis and climate model predictions from around the world, there is a relatively high probability that temperatures in South China this winter will be normal to above average.

It is predicted that Hong Kong's winter temperatures will also fall within the normal to above-normal range. Weather and temperature fluctuations throughout the season will be significant, with occasional cold spells. The number of cold days this winter is expected to range between approximately 9 to 17 degrees Celsius.