Mercury to dip to 14 degrees on Sunday as northeast monsoon approaches 

Temperatures in Hong Kong are expected to dip as low as 14 degrees Celsius on coming Sunday (Feb 1) as another surge of the northeast monsoon reaches the city over the weekend. 

The Observatory said a weak replenishment of the northeast monsoon will influence Guangdong tomorrow, bringing cooler temperatures in the morning, ranging from 17 to 21 degrees. The region will be affected by a strong easterly airstream, leading to mostly cloudy and windy conditions along the Guangdong coast in the next few days. 

On Friday (Jan 30), easterly winds will blow at force 5, with occasional force 6 winds offshore and on high grounds. Relative humidity will rise to 90 percent on Friday and Saturday, leading to a lower apparent temperature. 

Another northeast monsoon will arrive on the coast of southern China over the weekend, bringing significantly cooler weather early next week, with temperatures dropping to 14 degrees on Sunday.