Hong Kong is set to experience a dramatic shift in weather conditions later this week. A cold front is predicted to sweep across the South China coast, bringing squally thunderstorms and a nine-degree plunge in temperature.

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong will face squally thunderstorms and a nine-degree plunge in temperature later this week as a cold front sweeps across the South China coast, with the mercury expected to dip to 21 degrees Celsius (69.8 Fahrenheit) on Friday, the city’s forecaster has said. The Observatory said on Tuesday that the city would first experience unseasonably hot weather....