Bulletin updated at 09:50 HKT 05/Aug/2021
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: Tropical Cyclone Lupit will move across the inland areas of eastern Guangdong and Fujian in the next couple of days. The southwest monsoon is expected to bring showers and thunderstorms to the coast of southern China and the northern part of the South China Sea in the next couple of days. With the strengthening of the anticyclone aloft, the weather over southern China will improve early to midweek next week, but a southerly airstream will also bring showers to the region. Besides, an area of low pressure is bringing unsettled weather to the seas near the Ryukyu Islands, but its development and movement remains uncertain. Date/Month 5/8 (Thursday) Wind: West to southwest force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore and on high ground. Weather: Cloudy with occasional showers, thunderstorms and squalls. Showers will be heavier in some areas later. There will be swells. Temp Range: 26 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 6/8(Friday) Wind: West to southwest force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore at first. Weather: Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at times at first. There will be swells. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 7/8(Saturday) Wind: Southwest force 4, occasionally force 5 offshore. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. More showers and there will be thunderstorms at first. Sunny intervals in the afternoon. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 8/8(Sunday) Wind: Southwest force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny periods and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 9/8(Monday) Wind: Southwest force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 10/8(Tuesday) Wind: Southwest force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 11/8(Wednesday) Wind: South to southwest force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 12/8(Thursday) Wind: South to southwest force 3 to 4. Weather: Very hot with sunny periods and isolated showers. Temp Range: 28 - 33 C R.H. Range: 65 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 13/8(Friday) Wind: South to southeast force 3. Weather: Very hot with sunny periods and isolated showers. Temp Range: 28 - 33 C R.H. Range: 65 - 90 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.5/8/2021 at North Point was 27 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.5/8/2021 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 30.4 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 30.6 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 2 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 3 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 4 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers 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. 90 - Hot Day 9 cartoon no. 90 - Hot