Hongkongers should brace for chilly Sunday as temperatures dip to 13 degrees

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing.Hongkongers should brace for cooler weather on Sunday as temperatures are expected to drop to as low as 13 degrees Celsius (55.4 Fahrenheit).The Hong Kong Observatory said on Saturday that the mercury would plunge to about 13 degrees in urban areas the next day and a couple of degrees lower in the New Territories.The maximum temperature is forecast to be 18 degrees on Sunday.“Under the influence of the northeast monsoon, it will become appreciably cooler over the coast of Guangdong in the next couple of days,” the forecaster said.“With the monsoon being replaced by an easterly airstream, temperatures will rise over the coastal areas of Guangdong in the middle and latter parts of next week.”