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Hong Kong recorded the hottest day of the year so far as the mercury hit 33.7 degrees Celsius (92.66 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday, with the Observatory warning that temperatures in parts of the city will reach a scorching 37 degrees on Friday.
The highest temperature was logged at the Observatory’s Tsim Sha Tsui headquarters on Wednesday afternoon, as a “very hot weather” warning remained in force throughout the day.
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“An anticyclone aloft will bring extremely hot weather to Guangdong in the next couple of days,” the forecaster said. “With a trough of low pressure edging closer to the coast of southern China, there will be showers and squally thunderstorms over the region later on Friday to Saturday.”
According to the Observatory, it will remain very hot on Thursday, with the mercury hitting around 34 degrees in urban areas and climbing a couple of degrees higher in the New Territories, accompanied by moderate south to southwesterly winds.
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It also warned that the maximum UV Index for Thursday would reach 11, the highest level on the scale, meaning ultraviolet (UV) radiation intensity will be extreme.
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