Hong Kong Meteorological Station (China) also warned that sea levels in coastal areas during high tides on the evening of January 3 will be about half a meter higher than normal due to the combined impact of high tides and winter monsoons.
Light flooding may occur in some low-lying coastal areas. Water levels at Tolo and Victoria ports will rise by about 3m above normal water levels" - the news report stated.
On the morning of January 3rd, the lowest temperature recorded at the Observatory headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui was 11.4 degrees Celsius, marking the lowest level in this winter. Temperatures were even lower in Xinjiang, 6.9 degrees Celsius in Tai Mo Shan, 9.9 degrees Celsius in Ngong Ping and 10.9 degrees Celsius in Ta Kwu Ling.
The cold weather warning issued from January 1st is still valid. It is forecast that the temperature in Hong Kong (China) will slightly increase on January 4th and January 5th, when the winter monsoon subsides, then the temperature will continue to decrease in the middle of next week when the winter monsoon strengthens again.
According to the latest 9-day forecast, the minimum temperature will gradually increase from 11 degrees Celsius on January 3rd to 15 degrees Celsius on January 5th before decreasing to 13 degrees Celsius in the next few days. The maximum temperature during this period will be around 19 degrees Celsius.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on January 3 that no low pressure area has been recorded inside or near the Philippine Area of Prevision (PAR). However, 3 main weather systems continue to affect the Philippines, causing rain in many places.
PAGASA weather expert Chenel Dominguez said that northeast monsoon or amihan still prevails in Luzon, while easterly winds are affecting Mindanao. The interaction between cold winds of amihan and easterly winds leading to the formation of intermittent winds is affecting some areas of Visayas and Palawan. It is forecast to be cloudy across the Philippines, with areas with light to heavy rain, depending on the location.
According to the Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on January 3rd, cold air affected the Central and Central provinces; temperatures in the North, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An decreased by 3-5 degrees Celsius, the Central region decreased by 1-2 degrees Celsius. From Nghe An to Da Nang City and the east of the provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak have rain and scattered showers.
Forecast, on January 3rd, cold air will continue to affect some places in the South Central region. Northern and North Central regions will be cold; Northern mountainous areas will be severely cold, with dangerous cold in some places; the area from Quang Tri to Hue City will be cold. Lowest temperature: Northern region 12-15 degrees C, mountainous areas 9-12 degrees C, high mountainous areas in some places below 8 degrees C; North Central region 13-16 degrees C; Quang Tri to Hue City 16-19 degrees C. High mountainous areas in the Northern region need to be wary of frost. Hanoi area will be cold, the lowest temperature is commonly 13-15 degrees C.
