Brace the heat as sweltering 33°C temperatures forecasted for the next five days

Hong Kong is set for a prolonged stretch of heat, with the Observatory forecasting temperatures to soar above 33 degrees Celsius for five days in a row starting Tuesday. The intense heat is expected to peak on Saturday, with several areas, particularly in the New Territories, likely to exceed 35 degrees.

As September begins, the weather remains fiercely hot, with a dominant upper-air anticyclone bringing generally sunny and very hot conditions to Guangdong.

By noon today, temperatures across the territory had already climbed to around 33°C. While the sun is dominating, occasional showers associated with an upper-air disturbance are also affecting the northern parts of the South China Sea.

According to the Observatory’s nine-day weather forecast, the mercury is predicted to hit 33 degrees or higher from Tuesday, right through until Saturday, when the temperatures hit 34 degrees widely.

Specific areas are bracing for even more extreme conditions, with Sheung Shui, Chek Lap Kok, Shek Kong, Lau Fau Shan, and Ta Kwu Ling all forecast to sizzle at 35 degrees.

Meteorologists indicate that the anticyclone will continue to bring mainly sunny and very hot weather to southern China in the next couple of days. However, these high temperatures are also likely to trigger isolated showers and thunderstorms.

A significant shift is expected over the weekend, as a broad trough of low pressure is forecast to form over the central and northern parts of the South China Sea, bringing more unstable weather conditions from the weekend into early next week.

The Observatory’s AI models predict this broad trough will develop on Saturday, subsequently moving northwestward. It is expected to be closest to Hong Kong next Monday, skirting south of the city before moving toward areas like Zhanjiang.

For the rest of today, the forecast for Hong Kong indicates sunny periods with intense heat and one or two showers this afternoon. Tonight will be mainly cloudy with light to moderate easterly winds.