Bulletin updated at 10:05 HKT 31/Jul/2019
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: Tropical Cyclone Wipha over the northern part of the South China Sea will move towards the vicinity of western Guangdong today and tomorrow. The associated heavy squally showers and thunderstorms will affect the coast of Guangdong. It will be windy, and seas will be rough with swells over the region. With Wipha departing, showers will lessen over the coast of Guangdong during the weekend. A broad trough of low pressure is expected to linger over the northern part of the South China Sea early next week, and will bring unsettled weather to the region. Date/Month 31/7 (Wednesday) Wind: East to northeast force 6 to 7, occasionally force 8 offshore and on high ground. Becoming southeasterlies later. Weather: Cloudy with occasional squally showers and thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at times. Seas will be rough with swells. Temp Range: 26 - 29 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 1/8(Thursday) Wind: Southeast force 5, force 6 offshore. Weather: Cloudy to overcast with heavy squally showers and thunderstorms. Seas will be rough with swells. Temp Range: 26 - 29 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 2/8(Friday) Wind: Southeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Cloudy with squally showers and thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at times at first. Temp Range: 26 - 29 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 3/8(Saturday) Wind: Southeast force 4. Weather: Cloudy with showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 4/8(Sunday) Wind: Southeast 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 5/8(Monday) Wind: Southeast 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 6/8(Tuesday) Wind: Southeast force 3. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 7/8(Wednesday) Wind: Southeast force 2 to 3. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 8/8(Thursday) Wind: Southeast force 2 to 3. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.31/7/2019 at North Point was 27 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.31/7/2019 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 30.4 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 30.1 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy Rain Day 2 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy Rain Day 3 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy Rain Day 4 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 5 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 6 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 7 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 8 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 9 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers