Hong Kong will see sunnier but very hot weather later this week, the city’s forecaster has said, as residents woke to an amber rainstorm warning for the second consecutive morning.
The Hong Kong Observatory on Monday issued the amber rainstorm warning signal at 6.40am, following a similar alert on Sunday morning that remained in place for more than six hours.
The warning was cancelled at 8.45am.
The forecaster said heavy showers had brought more than 30mm (1.2 inches) of rainfall to many places, and even reached 50mm over Hong Kong Island. It warned that intense rainfall could lead to flash flooding in low-lying areas and those with poor drainage.
A thunderstorm warning issued on Sunday evening was extended to 10.30am on Monday.
“Under the persistent influence of a broad trough of low pressure, showers will still be heavy with squally thunderstorms over the coast of southern China today,” the Observatory said.
With the broad trough of low pressure weakening gradually in the next couple of days, the weather will become brighter, but there will still be showers, it added.
After a week of heavy rain last week, during which two red rainstorm signals were issued, the weather will eventually turn drier and sunnier by the weekend.
Tropical Cyclone Dolphin over the western North Pacific is expected to move towards the seas south of Japan and has a higher chance of edging closer to the vicinity of the East China Sea later this week.
“Its outer subsiding air will bring very hot weather to the coast of southeastern China,” said the forecaster, predicting temperatures of up to 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 Fahrenheit) on Friday.
The hot weather will persist over the weekend, with high temperatures during the day and isolated showers at night.
The name Dolphin was contributed by Hong Kong and refers to the Chinese white dolphins living in the city’s waters.
