People wearing winter coats and scarves walk on a street in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, on Jan 8, 2021. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG – Temperatures in the urban areas of Hong Kong are expected to drop to 13 degrees Celsius early next week, and even lower in the New Territories, according to the Hong Kong Observatory.

The HKO said the temperatures in the city will range from 13 C to 17 C next Tuesday and 13 C to 19 C the following day. In the New Territories, Ta Kwu Ling and Shek Kong could see the mercury plummet to as low as 9 C next Wednesday.

Temperatures will fall appreciably in the region with a few rain patches as the intense northeast monsoon will bring dry and rather cool weather to the coastal areas of Guangdong early next week, the Observatory said

The colder weather starts on Saturday, when a cold front is expected to reach southern China, the Observatory said.

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Temperatures will fall appreciably in the region with a few rain patches as the intense northeast monsoon will bring dry and rather cool weather to the coastal areas of Guangdong early next week, the Observatory said.

The mercury will range from 16 C to 24 C on Saturday, 14 C to 17 C on Sunday, and 14 C to 18 C next Monday, it added.

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According to the Observatory, Cheung Chau could see 12.3 C early in the morning of next Wednesday before the mercury rises to 20.3 C by early afternoon. In Tseung Kwan O, the mercury could dip to 11.7 C in the early morning of next Tuesday before going up to 18 C by lunchtime. 

Temperatures in the city from Monday to Friday this week will range from 22 C to 27 C, the Observatory added.