Launching the Webpage of Hong Kong Hiking Trail Weather Service

23 March 2020

The Observatory launched the webpage of Hong Kong Hiking Trail Weather Service today (23 March 2020) to better provide weather information service to the public for outing and hiking activities. The new webpage provides hourly weather forecast for 7 days of the main hiking trails in Hong Kong to facilitate users in planning their trips. Upon selection of a hiking route, the approximate time required for the trip and the en-route hourly weather forecast will be calculated (Diagram 1).

Meanwhile, the Observatory also collaborated with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) to provide weather information at various popular hiking hotspots. Upon scanning the weather information QR code located at the information board of the country parks, hikers can obtain the latest weather information, including 2-hour rainfall and 1-hour lightning nowcast of nearby hiking routes. This service was on trial at several spots at Sai Kung in January this year and will be progressively extended to other hiking hotspots inside country parks. The new webpage of Hong Kong Hiking Trail Weather Service also displays the locations of these QR codes and provides weather forecast for major hiking trails near these locations (Diagram 2).