Bulletin updated at 11:30 HKT 13/Oct/2020
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: Tropical Cyclone Nangka will move across the vicinity of Hainan Island and Beibu Wan today and tomorrow. Under the combined effect of Nangka and the northeast monsoon, there will be high winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms over the south China coast. Seas will be very rough with swells. An anticyclone aloft will strengthen in the latter part of this week, rain will ease off and the weather will improve over the coast of Guangdong. Under the influence of the northeast monsoon, it will be cooler in the morning and at night over the south China coast next week. The area of low pressure over the seas east of the Philippines is expected to develop into tropical cyclone in the next few days. It will then move across the central part of the South China Sea and further intensify. Date/Month 14/10 (Wednesday) Wind: East force 5 to 6, up to force 8 offshore and on high ground at first. Weather: Cloudy with rain and a few squally thunderstorms. Rain will east off during the day. Seas will be very rough with swells. Temp Range: 24 - 28 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 15/10(Thursday) Wind: East force 5, force 6 offshore at first. Weather: Bright periods and a few rain patches. Temp Range: 25 - 29 C R.H. Range: 70 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 16/10(Friday) Wind: East to northeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Sunny periods. One or two rain patches in the morning and at night. Temp Range: 24 - 29 C R.H. Range: 65 - 85 Per Cent Date/Month 17/10(Saturday) Wind: North to northeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Sunny periods. One or two rain patches in the morning and at night. Temp Range: 23 - 28 C R.H. Range: 60 - 85 Per Cent Date/Month 18/10(Sunday) Wind: North to northeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Sunny periods. One or two rain patches in the morning and at night. Temp Range: 23 - 28 C R.H. Range: 60 - 85 Per Cent Date/Month 19/10(Monday) Wind: Northeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Sunny periods. One or two rain patches in the morning and at night. Temp Range: 23 - 28 C R.H. Range: 60 - 85 Per Cent Date/Month 20/10(Tuesday) Wind: East to northeast force 4, occasionally force 5 offshore. Weather: Sunny periods. One or two rain patches in the morning. Temp Range: 23 - 28 C R.H. Range: 60 - 85 Per Cent Date/Month 21/10(Wednesday) Wind: Northeast force 4. Weather: Sunny periods. Temp Range: 23 - 28 C R.H. Range: 60 - 85 Per Cent Date/Month 22/10(Thursday) Wind: North to northeast force 4. Weather: Mainly fine. Temp Range: 22 - 27 C R.H. Range: 55 - 80 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.13/10/2020 at North Point was 27 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.13/10/2020 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 29.1 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 29.3 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 2 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 3 cartoon no. 51 - SUNNY PERIODS Day 4 cartoon no. 51 - SUNNY PERIODS Day 5 cartoon no. 51 - SUNNY PERIODS Day 6 cartoon no. 51 - SUNNY PERIODS Day 7 cartoon no. 51 - SUNNY PERIODS Day 8 cartoon no. 51 - SUNNY PERIODS Day 9 cartoon no. 51 - SUNNY PERIODS