Winter’s knocking? Cold front to slash Hong Kong temperatures to 16 degrees

Temperatures in Hong Kong are forecast to plunge to as low as 16 degrees Celsius (61 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, a further drop from an earlier prediction, as a cold front is expected to hit the city early this week. The Hong Kong Observatory on Sunday revised its forecast for the coming week, saying it expected an intense northeast monsoon to bring cool, very dry weather to the city.

An earlier forecast had put this week’s lowest temperature at 18 degrees. “A cold front will move across the coast...