Weather Chit Chat Issue 100 - New Milestones (April 2026)
The Observatory launches the “Coastal Sea Level (Trial)” webpage
The "Coastal Sea Level (Trial)" webpage has been launched, adding forecasts of the total water level and its possible range for the next 12 hours at 14 tide stations across Hong Kong.(More……)
“Regional Weather” webpage gets new look, plus new iOS version of “MyObservatory”
The Observatory’s new “Hong Kong Regional Weather Information Platform” webpage allows for the viewing of past, present, and future weather at weather stations in Hong Kong; while the new iOS version of “MyObservatory” has introduced a new lock screen widget. (More……)
Observatory adopts environmentally friendly radiosondes
At the end of 2025, the Hong Kong Observatory began adopting a new type of environmentally friendly radiosonde to replace the traditional model, in order to reduce the environmental impact of meteorological observations. (More……)
New “AAMC-WRF” Mesoscale Forecast Model Products on “Earth Weather”
The Observatory has added forecast products from the “Asian Aviation Meteorological Centre WRF” mesoscale forecast model to the “Earth Weather” webpage. (More……)
“Hong Kong Observatory Calendar 2026” now available
The “Hong Kong Observatory Calendar 2026” is now available. The calendar features a collection of beautiful photos of weather and optical phenomena, most of which are works from the “Community Weather Observing Scheme”. (More……)