Bulletin updated at 10:00 HKT 06/Aug/2019
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: An anticyclone aloft will cover southern China today and tomorrow. The weather will be mainly fine and very hot over the region. A broad area of low pressure is expected to bring unsettled weather to the central and northern parts of the South China Sea in the next few days. Tropical Cyclone Lekima will intensify gradually and move towards the vicinity of Taiwan in the next couple of days. It will then edge towards the coast of Fujian to Zhejiang. Under the influence of the outer subsiding air of Lekima, it will remain very hot over the coast of Guangdong in the middle and latter parts of this week. Besides, Tropical Cyclone Francisco will move across Kyushu of Japan and the Korean Peninsula today and tomorrow. Date/Month 6/8 (Tuesday) Wind: East force 2 to 3. Weather: Sunny periods and a few showers. Isolated thunderstorms at first. Very hot in the afternoon. Temp Range: 28 - 33 C R.H. Range: 65 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 7/8(Wednesday) Wind: Northeast force 2 to 3. Weather: Sunny periods and one or two showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 8/8(Thursday) Wind: Light winds force 2. Weather: Mainly fine and hazy. Very hot during the day. A few showers and thunderstorms later. Temp Range: 28 - 34 C R.H. Range: 60 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 9/8(Friday) Wind: West force 2 to 3. Weather: Mainly fine and hazy. Very hot during the day. A few showers and thunderstorms later. Temp Range: 29 - 34 C R.H. Range: 60 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 10/8(Saturday) Wind: Southwest force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny intervals, a few showers and isolated thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 11/8(Sunday) Wind: Southwest force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 12/8(Monday) Wind: Southwest force 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers and isolated thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 13/8(Tuesday) Wind: Southwest force 4. Weather: Cloudy with occasional showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 26 - 29 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 14/8(Wednesday) Wind: Southwest force 4. Weather: Cloudy with occasional showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 26 - 29 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.6/8/2019 at North Point was 27 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.6/8/2019 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 29.4 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 29.3 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers Day 2 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers Day 3 cartoon no. 90 - Hot Day 4 cartoon no. 90 - Hot Day 5 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers 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. 63 - Rain