Bulletin updated at 08:20 HKT 15/Sep/2020
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: An upper-air disturbance will bring unsettled weather to the coast of Guangdong today. With the upper-air disturbance departing, showers will ease off over the region midweek this week. The broad area of low pressure now over the Philippines is expected to enter the South China Sea and develop gradually midweek this week. It will then move across the central to northern parts of the South China Sea in the general direction of the vicinity of Hainan Island. Besides, the northeast monsoon will affect southern China in the latter part of this week. Under the influence of the area of low pressure and the northeast monsoon, there will be showers and squally thunderstorms over the south China coast towards the weekend to early next week. Date/Month 15/9 (Tuesday) Wind: East force 3 to 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with heavy showers and squally thunderstorms. Fewer showers later. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 16/9(Wednesday) Wind: South to southeast force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny periods and one or two showers. Temp Range: 27 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 17/9(Thursday) Wind: East force 4, force 5 offshore later. Weather: Sunny periods and a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 18/9(Friday) Wind: East force 4 to 5. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers and squally thunderstorms. Temp Range: 26 - 30 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 19/9(Saturday) Wind: East to southeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Cloudy with showers and a few squally thunderstorms. Temp Range: 26 - 29 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 20/9(Sunday) Wind: East to southeast force 4. Weather: Cloudy with showers and a few squally thunderstorms. Temp Range: 25 - 28 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 21/9(Monday) Wind: East force 4, force 5 offshore. Weather: Mainly cloudy with occasional showers. A few squally thunderstorms at first. Temp Range: 25 - 28 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 22/9(Tuesday) Wind: East force 4 to 5. Weather: Sunny intervals. One or two showers at first. Temp Range: 24 - 28 C R.H. Range: 65 - 85 Per Cent Date/Month 23/9(Wednesday) Wind: East to northeast force 4. Weather: Sunny intervals. Temp Range: 25 - 29 C R.H. Range: 65 - 85 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.15/9/2020 at North Point was 27 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.15/9/2020 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 30.2 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 30.4 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy Rain Day 2 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers Day 3 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers Day 4 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 5 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 6 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 7 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 8 cartoon no. 52 - SUNNY INTERVALS Day 9 cartoon no. 52 - SUNNY INTERVALS