Temperatures on Wednesday dropped to as low as 6 degrees Celsius in urban areas and to about 4 degrees in the New Territories.

The observatory said the winter monsoon had brought cold weather to the coast of Guangdong and a broad band of cloud covered the region.

The weather will remain chilly on Wednesday night and Thursday is expected to be cloudy, but dry. Moderate northeasterly winds are also expected.

Forecasters, however, predicted the coming week will see the weather get warmer.

Hong Kong’s weather authority issued its first frost warning on December 23, in the first cold spell of the winter season, when a temperature of 8.1 degrees was recorded in urban areas.

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