The weather in Hong Kong today (Aug. 5) was extremely hot, with temperatures rising to 35 degrees or above in most areas this afternoon.
At one point, the Observatory recorded a high temperature of 35.2 degrees Celsius, the highest recorded so far this year, breaking the record of 34.8 degrees on July 7.
Sheung Shui recorded 38.9 degrees Celsius, Yuen Long Park recorded 37.7 degrees, and Happy Valley reached a high of 37.3 degrees.
The Observatory said an anticyclone aloft is covering southern China. Locally, it was extremely hot in the afternoon. Temperatures over most parts of the territory rose to 35 degrees or above. Besides, showers and thunderstorms triggered by high temperatures are affecting Guangdong.
The Observatory expects upper-air disturbances will bring showers to the coast of Guangdong tomorrow. Under the influence of an anticyclone aloft, it will be generally fine and persistently very hot over southern China in the middle and latter parts of this week. With the anticyclone aloft weakening gradually and under the influence of a southwesterly airstream, there will be a few showers over the coast of Guangdong during the weekend to early next week. Besides, the broad area of low pressure will linger over the seas east of Taiwan in the next few days, bringing unsettled weather to the region.
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