‘Extremely hot’ weather in Hong Kong over the weekend as Typhoon Bavi subsides

Hong Kong will be “extremely hot” and hit by occasional showers as Typhoon Bavi moves across the seas east of Taiwan towards Guangdong on the weekend, with unstable offshore weather already disrupting a number of flights.

The city’s Observatory said that as Bavi moved across Taiwan and then towards the vicinity spanning northern Fujian and southern Zhejiang, its outer airstream would subside, resulting in “mainly fine and extremely hot weather” in Guangdong from Friday to Sunday.

“High temperatures may also trigger showers,” the forecaster said on Friday. “Under the influence of a fresh to strong southwest monsoon, it will be windier over the coast of Guangdong over the weekend.”

According to the Observatory’s latest nine-day forecast, maximum temperatures on Friday would hit 33 degrees Celsius (91 Fahrenheit) and rise to as high as 35 degrees on Saturday.

There will be isolated showers over the weekend, before the weather becomes more unstable under a broad trough of low pressure next week.

The National Meteorological Centre said on Friday that Bavi had weakened to a “severe typhoon”, with wind speeds at its centre falling to 45 metres per second as it continued towards China’s southeastern coast, where it was expected to land between Fuqing in Fujian province and Wenling in Zhejiang.