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MON · 2026-07-20 · 00:11 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0720-94279
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NSR-2026-0720-94279News Report·EN·Environmental

Red rainstorm warning lowered to amber but unsettled weather to persist

Hong Kong's weather forecaster downgraded the red rainstorm warning to amber on Monday morning, with the Hong Kong Observatory reissuing the amber signal at 9:30 am. This followed the earlier raising of the red signal at 8:05 am.

Jeffie LamSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-20 · 00:11 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Red rainstorm warning lowered to amber but unsettled weather to persist
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Hong Kong's weather forecaster downgraded the red rainstorm warning to amber on Monday morning, with the Hong Kong Observatory reissuing the amber signal at 9:30 am. This followed the earlier raising of the red signal at 8:05 am. During the red warning, authorities had urged schools to implement safety contingency measures for students. The forecaster indicated that unsettled weather, including showers and thunderstorms, would persist in Guangdong for Monday and Tuesday due to a broad trough of low pressure. Conditions are anticipated to improve later in the week, with a return to fine and very hot weather.

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Schools which are in session should continue until the end of school hours and ensure conditions are safe before allowing students to return home.

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Hong Kong’s weather forecaster downgraded the red rainstorm warning to amber on Monday morning.

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A broad trough of low pressure would bring showers and thunderstorms to Guangdong on Monday and Tuesday.

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Unsettled weather would continue to affect the city over the next day.

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Conditions are expected to improve gradually in the middle to latter part of the week, with fine and very hot weather returning.

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Hong Kong’s weather forecaster downgraded the red rainstorm warning to amber on Monday morning, but warned that unsettled weather would continue to affect the city over the next day.The Hong Kong Observatory reissued the amber rainstorm warning at 9.30am, nearly 1½ hours after raising the red signal at 8.05am.Authorities earlier urged schools to implement contingency measures to ensure students’ safety while the red rainstorm warning was in force.“Schools which are in session should continue until the end of school hours. They should ensure that conditions are safe before allowing students to return home,” it said.The forecaster added that a broad trough of low pressure would bring showers and thunderstorms to Guangdong on Monday and Tuesday. Conditions are expected to improve gradually in the middle to latter part of the week, with fine and very hot weather returning.
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