Table 1 Summary of weather and climate prediction services in Hong Kong
From: Urban-focused weather and climate services in Hong Kong
Time scale | Key services/products | Related warnings/advisories | Main users/stakeholders | Main communication channels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sub-hour to hours | Nowcasting and location-specific forecasts | Thunderstorm warning Location-specific lightning alert Rainstorm warnings Landslide warning Special announcement on flooding Strong monsoon signal Cold and very hot warnings Frost warning Fire danger warnings Tropical cyclone warnings | General public Government departments Energy and transport sectors Marine community Aviation community Emergency response management | Media (TV, radio and newspaper) Dial-a-weather services HKO Webpages MyObservatory mobile app Other social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Weibo, and WeChat) |
Days to weeks | Local weather forecast and 9-day forecast Automatic regional forecast service Extended outlook (probabilistic forecast of temperatures and tropical cyclone track) Marine forecasts | |||
Month, season to annual | Seasonal forecast Annual outlook | Â | General public Government departments Energy sector Agricultural community | Media (TV, radio and newspaper) HKO Webpages Research publications |
Decades to century | Climate projection | Government departments Energy sector Professional bodies/NGOs Disaster risk reduction Academia |