Bulletin updated at 07:50 HKT 30/May/2018
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: Under the dominance of an anticyclone aloft, it will remain very hot over Guangdong in the next couple of days. With the anticyclone weakening in the latter part of this week, there will be showers over the region. An area of low pressure may develop over the South China Sea. The associated showers will affect the south China coast early to midweek next week. Date/Month 30/5 (Wednesday) Wind: Southwest force 2 to 3. Weather: Mainly fine and very hot. Temp Range: 29 - 35 C R.H. Range: 55 - 85 Per Cent Date/Month 31/5(Thursday) Wind: Southwest force 2 to 3. Weather: Mainly fine and very hot apart from isolated showers. Temp Range: 29 - 34 C R.H. Range: 60 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 1/6(Friday) Wind: Light winds force 2, becoming east force 4 later. Weather: Very hot with sunny periods and isolated showers. Temp Range: 28 - 34 C R.H. Range: 60 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 2/6(Saturday) Wind: East force 4 to 5. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. One or two thunderstorms at first. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 3/6(Sunday) Wind: East force 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 4/6(Monday) Wind: East force 3. Weather: Mainly cloudy with sunny intervals. One or two showers. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 5/6(Tuesday) Wind: East force 3 to 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 6/6(Wednesday) Wind: East to southeast force 4, occasionally force 5 offshore. Weather: Mainly cloudy with occasional showers. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 7/6(Thursday) Wind: East to southeast force 4, occasionally force 5 offshore. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.30/5/2018 at North Point was 27 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.30/5/2018 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 29.8 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 28.4 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. 62 - Light Rain Day 5 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 6 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 7 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 8 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 9 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain