Bulletin updated at 10:05 HKT 05/Oct/2021
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: A fresh to strong easterly airstream will affect the coast of Guangdong today and tomorrow. Meanwhile, under the influence of an anticyclone aloft, it will be generally fine and hot over southern China. A broad area of low pressure is expected to develop gradually into a tropical cyclone over the central and northern parts of the South China Sea in the middle and latter parts of this week, and will edge closer to the coast of Guangdong. The northeast monsoon will affect southern China in the latter part of this week to early next week. Under the combined effect of the two systems, it will be windy over the coast of southern China. Date/Month 5/10 (Tuesday) Wind: East force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Mainly fine. Dry during the day. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 60 - 85 Per Cent Date/Month 6/10(Wednesday) Wind: East force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore at first. Weather: Mainly fine. Dry during the day. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 55 - 80 Per Cent Date/Month 7/10(Thursday) Wind: East to northeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Sunny periods and one or two showers. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 60 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 8/10(Friday) Wind: East to northeast force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 later. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. More showers later with squally thunderstorms. There will be swells. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 9/10(Saturday) Wind: East to northeast force 5 to 6. Weather: Cloudy with occasional squally showers and thunderstorms. Seas will be rough with swells. Temp Range: 26 - 29 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 10/10(Sunday) Wind: East force 5 to 6, force 7 offshore. Weather: Cloudy with occasional squally showers and thunderstorms. Seas will be rough with swells. Temp Range: 26 - 29 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 11/10(Monday) Wind: East to northeast force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Squally thunderstorms at first. Temp Range: 25 - 29 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 12/10(Tuesday) Wind: Northeast force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Sunny intervals and one or two showers. Temp Range: 25 - 29 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 13/10(Wednesday) Wind: Northeast force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 25 - 29 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.5/10/2021 at North Point was 29 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.5/10/2021 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 30.8 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 30.9 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 51 - SUNNY PERIODS Day 2 cartoon no. 51 - SUNNY PERIODS 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. 62 - Light Rain Day 8 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 9 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers