Bulletin updated at 07:45 HKT 13/Sep/2018
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: Tropical Cyclone Barijat will move across the vicinity of Leizhou Peninsula today. Super Typhoon Mangkhut is expected to move across the western North Pacific. Its outer subsiding air will bring generally fine and very hot weather to Guangdong on Friday and early Saturday. Mangkhut will enter the South China Sea and edge closer the coast of Guangdong over the weekend. The associated heavy rain, squalls and storm surge will pose threat to the region. Date/Month 13/9 (Thursday) Wind: East force 4 to 5. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few squally showers. Sunny intervals. There will be swells. Temp Range: 26 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 14/9(Friday) Wind: Northeast force 3. Weather: Very hot with sunny periods and one or two showers. Temp Range: 27 - 33 C R.H. Range: 65 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 15/9(Saturday) Wind: North force 3 to 4, force 5 later, force 6 offshore. Weather: Mainly fine and very hot but hazy. Showers and thunderstorms later. Seas will be rough with swells. Temp Range: 27 - 34 C R.H. Range: 55 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 16/9(Sunday) Wind: North to northeast force 6 to 7, south to southeast force 8 later. Weather: Cloudy to overcast. Frequent heavy rain, squalls and thunderstorms. Seas will be rough to very rough with swells. Temp Range: 25 - 28 C R.H. Range: 85 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 17/9(Monday) Wind: South to southeast force 5 to 6, force 7 to 8 at first. Weather: Cloudy with heavy squally showers and thunderstorms. Seas will be rough to very rough with swells. Showers will ease off later. Temp Range: 25 - 28 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 18/9(Tuesday) Wind: East to southeast force 4, occasionally force 5 offshore. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 26 - 30 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 19/9(Wednesday) Wind: East force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny periods and one or two showers. Temp Range: 26 - 31 C R.H. Range: 70 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 20/9(Thursday) Wind: East force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny periods and one or two showers. Temp Range: 26 - 31 C R.H. Range: 70 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 21/9(Friday) Wind: East force 3. Weather: Mainly fine apart from isolated showers. Temp Range: 26 - 32 C R.H. Range: 65 - 90 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.13/9/2018 at North Point was 26 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.13/9/2018 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 28.7 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 29.2 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 2 cartoon no. 51 - SUNNY PERIODS Day 3 cartoon no. 90 - Hot Day 4 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy Rain Day 5 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy Rain Day 6 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 7 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers Day 8 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers Day 9 cartoon no. 51 - SUNNY PERIODS