Bulletin updated at 07:50 HKT 01/Aug/2019
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: Tropical Cyclone Wipha will move across Leizhou Peninsula and Beibu Wan today and tomorrow. The associated heavy squally showers and thunderstorms will affect the coast of Guangdong. It will be windy, and seas will be rough with swells over the region. With Wipha departing, showers will lessen gradually over the coast of Guangdong during the weekend. A broad trough of low pressure is expected to linger over the northern part of the South China Sea early next week, and will bring unsettled weather to the region. Date/Month 1/8 (Thursday) Wind: East force 6 to 7, occasionally force 8 offshore and on high ground at first, becoming southeast force 6. Weather: Cloudy with occasional heavy squally showers and thunderstorms. Seas will be rough with swells at first. Temp Range: 25 - 29 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 2/8(Friday) Wind: Southeast force 5, occasionally force 6 offshore at first. Weather: Cloudy with occasional squally showers and thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at times at first. Temp Range: 26 - 29 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 3/8(Saturday) Wind: East to southeast force 4. Weather: Cloudy with showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 4/8(Sunday) Wind: East to southeast force 3 to 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Isolated thunderstorms at first. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 5/8(Monday) Wind: East to southeast force 3 to 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 32 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 6/8(Tuesday) Wind: East force 3 to 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 32 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 7/8(Wednesday) Wind: East force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 8/8(Thursday) Wind: Southeast force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 9/8(Friday) Wind: Southeast force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.1/8/2019 at North Point was 26 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.1/8/2019 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 29.2 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 30.1 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy Rain Day 2 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy Rain Day 3 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 4 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 5 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 6 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 7 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 8 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 9 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers