Bulletin updated at 09:50 HKT 27/Aug/2019
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: With an anticyclone aloft strengthening, the weather will improve gradually over southern China today and tomorrow. It will be very hot midweek this week. Tropical Cyclone Podul is expected to enter the central part of the South China Sea tomorrow. The associated unsettled weather will affect the northern part of the South China Sea and the south China coast in the latter part of this week. Date/Month 27/8 (Tuesday) Wind: Southeast force 2 to 3. Weather: Sunny periods and a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 28/8(Wednesday) Wind: Light winds force 2. Weather: Mainly fine and very hot with haze. Temp Range: 28 - 34 C R.H. Range: 60 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 29/8(Thursday) Wind: East to northeast force 3 to 4. Weather: Mainly fine and very hot with haze. Isolated showers and thunderstorms later. Temp Range: 28 - 33 C R.H. Range: 65 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 30/8(Friday) Wind: East force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers and squally thunderstorms. More showers later. Temp Range: 27 - 32 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 31/8(Saturday) Wind: East to southeast force 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Cloudy with showers and squally thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at times. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 1/9(Sunday) Wind: Southeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Cloudy with occasional showers and thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 2/9(Monday) Wind: Southeast force 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 31 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 3/9(Tuesday) Wind: Southeast force 3. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 31 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 4/9(Wednesday) Wind: Southeast force 3. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 31 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.27/8/2019 at North Point was 26 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.27/8/2019 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 28.8 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 30.1 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers Day 2 cartoon no. 90 - Hot Day 3 cartoon no. 90 - Hot Day 4 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 5 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy Rain Day 6 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 7 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 8 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 9 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain