Hong Kong residents woke up to a cooler morning on Monday as the city recorded its lowest temperature so far this autumn.

The Hong Kong Observatory said it logged a minimum temperature of 23.2 degrees Celsius as the intense northeast monsoon associated with a cold front affected the coast of Guangdong.

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“Locally, the minimum temperature recorded at the Observatory this morning was 23.2 degrees, the lowest so far this autumn,” the observatory said.

It added that temperatures will fall further to about 19 C in urban areas on Monday night, and a couple of degrees lower in the New Territories, before dropping to as low as 16 C on Tuesday morning. 

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The observatory issued the strong monsoon signal on Monday, adding that strong winds with mean speed exceeding 40 kilometers per hour were expected from the north.

It also hoisted the red fire danger warning, indicating that the fire risk is extreme, with fine and very dry weather expected in the region in the next couple of days.