Rain, thunderstorms to hit Hong Kong in coming days under ‘active’ southwest monsoon

Hongkongers can expect rain and thunderstorms over the coming days under an active southwest monsoon and a broad trough of low pressure, the city’s weather forecaster has said.

“A broad trough of low pressure will bring heavy showers to the northern part of the South China Sea and the coast of southern China in the following couple of days,” the Hong Kong Observatory said on Friday in its nine-day forecast.

“The trough of low pressure is expected to linger over the northern part of the South China Sea midweek next week.”

An active southwest monsoon would also bring showers and a few squally thunderstorms to the coast of Guangdong on Saturday, it added.

Hong Kong is expected to stay wet, with occasional showers and a few thunderstorms from now until next Friday. But there will be sunny intervals starting from Friday, according to the observatory.