Hong Kong has issued its first 'very hot weather' warning, with temperatures expected to reach 33 degrees Celsius. The hot conditions are anticipated to persist until Friday due to a high-pressure system.

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong issued its first “very hot weather” warning of the year on Tuesday, with temperatures expected to reach as high as 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 Fahrenheit). The forecaster said an anticyclone aloft would bring “generally fine and very hot weather” to the coast of Guangdong, expecting the sweltering conditions to persist until Friday. But it added that.....