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Hong Kong is possibly to experience fewer “cold days”. The mercury will drop to 12°C or below this winter, but there may be a large temperature change, the Hong Kong Observatory said.
Hong Kong weather watchdog said El Nino, a natural climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean that brought warmer sea-surface temperatures, continued in the past month and was expected to persist in the coming winter and spring.
Additionally, it was said the winter temperatures in the city were rising, with most climate models worldwide forecasting normal to above-normal temperatures over southern China in the coming season.
The normal to above-normal temperature range for December to February is 16.8°C to 17.7°C and above.
“Although the average winter temperature in Hong Kong is expected to be normal to above normal, day-to-day fluctuations in weather and temperature can still be quite large with occasional cold weather,” the forecaster said on its website on Friday.
“The number of cold days this winter [will] likely be [fewer] than that in the previous winter.”
A cold day is defined as temperatures falling to 12 degrees or below, with the normal range for such days being 9 to 17 degrees. The city experienced 13 cold days last winter.
The forecaster also said the city this winter would experience normal to above-normal rainfall – defined as 65mm to 137mm and above.
It added that there would be a slight rise in temperatures over the coast of Guangdong, ranging from 20 to 25 degrees, in the next couple of days.
A northeast monsoon would reach the coast of southern China on Wednesday, bringing cooler weather, stronger winds and one or two rain patches, it added. An easterly airstream could bring a few rain patches to coastal areas over the next weekend.
Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau said he expects COVID-19 and winter flu cases to peak in the coming months, urging residents to get vaccinated as soon as possible and be aware of personal hygiene.
He explained that the coming winter would be the first one without a mask mandate since the onset of the pandemic three years ago. Frequent gatherings and increased travel during the holiday season would also spread the virus, he warned.
But he said he was confident that the public healthcare system would be able to handle any surge in cases.
香港天氣天文台表示，今冬氣溫波動較大的寒冷天數減少
香港的「寒冷日子」可能會減少。 香港天文台表示，今年冬天氣溫將降至12℃或以下，但可能會出現較大的氣溫變化。
香港天氣監管機構表示，厄爾尼諾現像是太平洋的一種自然氣候模式，帶來海面溫度升高，該現像在過去一個月持續存在，預計將在即將到來的冬季和春季持續存在。
此外，據說該市冬季氣溫正在上升，全球大多數氣候模型都預測華南地區下一季的氣溫將正常或高於正常水平。
12 月至 2 月的正常至高於正常溫度範圍為 16.8°C 至 17. 7°C 以上。
預報員週五在其網站上表示： “雖然預計香港冬季平均氣溫正常或高於正常水平，但天氣和氣溫的日常波動仍然很大，偶爾會出現寒冷天氣。”
“今年冬天寒冷的天數可能會比去年冬天少。”
寒冷天的定義是氣溫降至 12 度或以下，此類天氣的正常範圍為 9 至 17 度。 去年冬天，這座城市經歷了13天的寒冷。
預報員還表示，今年冬天該市將出現正常至高於正常水平的降雨量，定義為 65 毫米至 137 毫米及以上。
預計未來幾天廣東沿海氣溫將小幅上升20至25度。
報導補充說，東北季風將於週三到達中國南部沿海，帶來涼爽的天氣、更強的風力和一到兩場降雨。 下週末，一股偏東氣流可能會為沿海地區帶來幾場降雨。
衛生局局長羅仲茂表示，預計未來幾個月新冠肺炎 (COVID-19) 和冬季流感病例將達到高峰，敦促居民盡快接種疫苗並注意個人衛生。
他解釋說，即將到來的冬天將是自三年前疫情爆發以來第一個沒有強制佩戴口罩的冬天。 他警告說，節日期間頻繁的聚會和增加的旅行也會傳播病毒。
但他表示，他相信公共醫療系統將能夠應對任何病例激增。
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