By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-09-22 06:02:59 | Updated at 2024-09-30 23:40:24
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Hong Kong is expecting a cooler week, with temperatures dropping to as low as 23 degrees Celsius (73 Fahrenheit) with occasional heavy rain and strong winds.
Sunday marks Qiufen in the Chinese lunar calendar, signifying the deepening of autumn, with cooler air masses from the north starting to spread southward. “Qiu” means autumn and “fen” means divide in Chinese.
The Hong Kong Observatory predicted showers and thunderstorms on Sunday and Monday, influenced by the broad trough of low pressure over the northern part of the South China Sea, and the northeast monsoon affecting the coastal area.
“It will be windy [on Monday], showers will be more frequent at times,” the forecaster said. “The minimum temperature will fall to about 23 degrees in the urban areas, and a couple of degrees lower in the New Territories.”
Showers will ease off gradually and it will be brighter in the middle and latter parts of this week.
