「2021-2025十大矚目天氣及氣候事件選舉」網上投票香港天文台聯同香港氣象學會舉辦《2021-2025十大矚目天氣及氣候事件選舉》，旨在引起公眾關注過去五年在香港及全球發生重大影響的天氣及氣候事件，期望藉此提升公眾對極端天氣與氣候變化的認知及生態環境的關注。請即投票選出你心目中最具代表性嘅天氣及氣候事件！ The weather of January 2026 – A dry and sunny JanuaryWith dry northeast monsoon affecting Hong Kong for most of the time in the month, January 2026 was much drier and sunnier than usual. Only about 10 percent of Continue reading Newsletter Issue 64 (February 2026)
「2021-2025十大矚目天氣及氣候事件選舉」網上投票香港天文台聯同香港氣象學會舉辦《2021-2025十大矚目天氣及氣候事件選舉》，旨在引起公眾關注過去五年在香港及全球發生重大影響的天氣及氣候事件，期望藉此提升公眾對極端天氣與氣候變化的認知及生態環境的關注。請即投票選出你心目中最具代表性嘅天氣及氣候事件！ The year’s weather 2025 – a stormy 2025Globally, 2025 is on track to be the second or third warmest years on record according to the WMO’s preliminary assessment. Over the Arctic and the Antarctica, sea-ice extent remained well below Continue reading Newsletter Issue 63 (January 2026)
Dear all, The Annual General Meeting of the Hong Kong Meteorological Society will be held on 29 January 2026 starting from 18:00 in the Centenary Building of the Hong Kong Observatory. We will present the Zhu Kezhen Prize and the Continue reading Annual General Meeting (29 January 2026)
Visit to Direcção dos Serviços Meteorológicos e Geofísicos MacaoOn 13 December 2025, 25 members of the Hong Kong Meteorological Society and their family members visited the Direcção dos Serviços Meteorológicos e Geofísicos (DSMG; Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau) in Macao. In Continue reading Newsletter Issue 62 (December 2025)
The Weather of October 2025 – The warmest OctoberWith a stronger than normal upper-air anticyclone covering southern China and cooler air from the north only reaching the coast of southern China later in the month, October 2025 was exceptionally warm Continue reading Newsletter Issue 61 (November 2025)
The Weather of September 2025 – A stormy and hot SeptemberSeptember 2025 was marked by the successive strikes of tropical cyclones Tapah, Mitag and Ragasa. The ferocious strike of Super Typhoon Ragasa necessitated the issuance of the Hurricane Signal No. Continue reading Newsletter Issue 60 (October 2025)
HKMetSoc Talk Series 2025 – Why Carbon Neutrality Matters? How? Date/Time: 25 October 2025, 14:30 – 16:30 Venue: Social Sciences Chamber, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, HKU Application via https://forms.gle/5jMTopsKKFPdVpFJ8 The event will begin with a 1-hour lecture ‘Why Carbon Continue reading Newsletter Issue 59 (September 2025)
HKMetSoc Talk Series 2025 – Why Polar Climate Matters Date/Time: 27 September 2025, 14:00 – 16:00 Venue: Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK Application via https://forms.gle/G8po2k51sWrUH6f2A The event will begin with a 1-hour guided tour of the Jockey Club Museum of Continue reading Newsletter Issue 58 (August 2025)
HK Meteorological Society Talk Series 2025 – Understanding Weather and Climate Change through Simulation and Monitoring Date/Time: 19 August 2025, 14:00 – 15:00 Venue: Lecture Theatre H, HKUST Application via https://forms.gle/fTVhpwNTxspLvR8P8 This will be followed by a 1-hour visit to Continue reading Newsletter Issue 57 (July 2025)
HK Meteorological Society Talk Series 2025 – GPS/Beidou/GNSS, Remote Sensing Satellites, and AI for Weather ForecastingDate/Time: 25 July 2025, 14:30–15:30 Venue: Z Core, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Application via https://forms.gle/X4szP7UGFy2iK1Jz6 This will be followed by a 2-hour visit to (1) Continue reading Newsletter Issue 56 (June 2025)
