Bulletin updated at 09:50 HKT 09/Aug/2018
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: The broad area of low pressure over the central part of the South China Sea will slowly develop and move northwards in the next couple of days, bringing unsettled weather to the northern part of the South China Sea and the south China coast. Its subsequent movement remains rather uncertain. Besides, Tropical Cyclone Shanshan to the south of Japan will skirt Honshu of Japan today. Tropical Cyclone Yagi over the western North Pacific will move towards the vicinity of the Ryukyu Islands in the next couple of days. Date/Month 9/8 (Thursday) Wind: East force 4 to 5. Weather: Mainly fine and very hot apart from isolated showers. Temp Range: 27 - 33 C R.H. Range: 65 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 10/8(Friday) Wind: East to southeast force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore later. Weather: Cloudy with showers and isolated squally thunderstorms. Temp Range: 26 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 11/8(Saturday) Wind: East to southeast force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Cloudy with squally showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 26 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 12/8(Sunday) Wind: Southeast force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore at first. Weather: Cloudy with squally showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 26 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 13/8(Monday) Wind: Southeast force 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with showers and isolated thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 14/8(Tuesday) Wind: South to southeast force 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with showers. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 15/8(Wednesday) Wind: South to southeast force 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with showers. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 16/8(Thursday) Wind: South to southwest force 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 17/8(Friday) Wind: South to southwest force 4. 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.9/8/2018 at North Point was 27 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.9/8/2018 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 30.5 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 30.1 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 51 - SUNNY PERIODS Day 2 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 3 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 4 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 5 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 6 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 7 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 8 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 9 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain