توقع: Lowest temperature in Hong Kong on August 9?

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Market context

Hong Kong’s minimum temperature on 9 August will be measured by the Observatory’s daily extract, and the market settles on the one-decimal Celsius range containing that recorded low. August in Hong Kong is normally a hot, humid month, with long-run climate normals putting the mean minimum for 9 August at 26.6°C and the mean maximum at 31.2°C, which means the overnight floor is usually far above the ranges that would make a genuinely cold outcome likely.[2]

Recent readings point the same way. In the past fortnight, Hong Kong’s lows have mostly sat in the upper 20s Celsius, with the lowest temperature in the 2026-07-24 to 2026-08-08 period at 76°F, or about 24.4°C, on 31 July, while 7 August was reported at 26.5°C minimum and 8 August reached a 97°F high, underlining the persistence of heat through the run-up to settlement.[9][11] Historical August summaries also show that even relatively cooler August days usually stay in the mid-to-high 20s overnight, so a sub-20°C outcome would be highly unusual in this market context.[5][6]

The main catalysts are the Observatory’s final daily extract for 9 August and any late-day weather changes before the overnight minimum is set, especially rain, cloud cover, or a post-storm air-mass shift. The current forecast snapshots available through major weather providers continue to show warm conditions in Hong Kong heading into the date, with lows clustered around the mid-20s to upper-20s Celsius rather than anything close to the lower brackets.[3][17]

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