Bulletin updated at 10:45 HKT 30/Jul/2020
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: A broad area of low pressure will develop gradually over the central and northern parts of the South China Sea in the next few days. However, there are still uncertainties in its intensity. The associated heavy showers and squally thunderstorms will affect the northern part of the South China Sea and the south China coast. It will be windy over the region. Date/Month 30/7 (Thursday) Wind: East force 3 to 4, force 5 offshore later. Weather: Very hot with sunny periods. A few showers. Isolated thunderstorms later. Temp Range: 26 - 33 C R.H. Range: 55 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 31/7(Friday) Wind: East to southeast force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore later. Weather: Cloudy with showers and a few squally thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 1/8(Saturday) Wind: East to southeast force 5, force 6 offshore. Weather: Cloudy with showers and a few squally thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 2/8(Sunday) Wind: Southeast force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Cloudy with occasional heavy showers and a few squally thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 3/8(Monday) Wind: South force 4 to 5. Weather: Cloudy with occasional heavy showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 4/8(Tuesday) Wind: South force 4 to 5. Weather: Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 5/8(Wednesday) Wind: South force 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 6/8(Thursday) Wind: South force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 7/8(Friday) Wind: South force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 90 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.30/7/2020 at North Point was 25 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.30/7/2020 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 31.7 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 31.1 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers Day 2 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 3 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 4 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy 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. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 9 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers