Bulletin updated at 05:45 HKT 23/Jul/2020
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: Under the dominance of an anticyclone aloft, the weather will be persistently very hot and generally fine over southern China for the rest of this week. The anticyclone aloft will weaken slightly early next week. A broad trough of low pressure is expected to bring showers to the coast of Guangdong and the northern part of the South China Sea in the middle and latter parts of next week. Date/Month 23/7 (Thursday) Wind: South force 2 to 3. Weather: Mainly fine apart from isolated showers at first. Very hot during the day. Temp Range: 28 - 33 C R.H. Range: 60 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 24/7(Friday) Wind: Light winds force 2. Weather: Fine and very hot. Temp Range: 29 - 33 C R.H. Range: 60 - 80 Per Cent Date/Month 25/7(Saturday) Wind: South to southwest force 2 to 3. Weather: Fine and very hot. Temp Range: 29 - 34 C R.H. Range: 55 - 80 Per Cent Date/Month 26/7(Sunday) Wind: South to southwest force 2 to 3. Weather: Mainly fine apart from one or two showers. Very hot during the day. Temp Range: 29 - 33 C R.H. Range: 60 - 85 Per Cent Date/Month 27/7(Monday) Wind: South force 3. Weather: Sunny periods and a few showers. Isolated thunderstorms at first. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 28/7(Tuesday) Wind: South force 3. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Isolated thunderstorms at first. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 29/7(Wednesday) Wind: Southeast force 3. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 30/7(Thursday) Wind: East to southeast force 3. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 31/7(Friday) Wind: East to southeast force 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 2 p.m.22/7/2020 at North Point was 26 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.22/7/2020 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 31.3 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 30.7 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 90 - Hot Day 2 cartoon no. 90 - Hot Day 3 cartoon no. 90 - Hot Day 4 cartoon no. 90 - Hot Day 5 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few 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. 63 - Rain