Bulletin updated at 09:30 HKT 29/Aug/2019
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: Tropical Cyclone Podul will move across the seas south of Hainan Island today. It will be windier with squally showers and swells over the northern part of the South China Sea and the south China coast today and tomorrow. A broad area of low pressure is expected to develop over the South China Sea next week and bring unsettled weather to southern China. Date/Month 29/8 (Thursday) Wind: East force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few squally showers and thunderstorms. Sunny intervals during the day. There will be swells. Temp Range: 27 - 32 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 30/8(Friday) Wind: East to southeast force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore at first. Weather: Cloudy with showers and squally thunderstorms. There will be swells at first. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 31/8(Saturday) Wind: Southeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Cloudy with showers and squally thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at times. Temp Range: 26 - 29 C R.H. Range: 85 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 1/9(Sunday) Wind: Southeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Cloudy with showers and squally thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at times. Temp Range: 26 - 29 C R.H. Range: 85 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 2/9(Monday) Wind: Southeast force 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with occasional showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 26 - 29 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 3/9(Tuesday) Wind: Southeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers and thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 4/9(Wednesday) Wind: Southeast force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Mainly cloudy with occasional showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 26 - 29 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 5/9(Thursday) Wind: South to southeast force 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 6/9(Friday) Wind: South force 3 to 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.29/8/2019 at North Point was 25 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.29/8/2019 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 29.6 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 29.8 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 2 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 3 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy Rain Day 4 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy Rain Day 5 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 6 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 7 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 8 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 9 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain