Bulletin updated at 11:30 HKT 18/Aug/2022
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: Under the influence of a broad trough of low pressure, there will be showers and thunderstorms over the coast of Guangdong in the next couple of days. With the anticyclone aloft strengthening, the weather will be fine and very hot over southern China early to midweek next week. An upper-air disturbance is expected to bring unsettled weather to the region in the latter part of next week. Date/Month 19/8 (Friday) Wind: Southeast force 3 to 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with occasional showers and thunderstorms. Temp Range: 26 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 20/8(Saturday) Wind: Southeast force 4, force 5 offshore. Weather: Mainly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms. Temp Range: 26 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 21/8(Sunday) Wind: Southeast force 3 to 4, force 5 offshore at first. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers and thunderstorms. Hot with sunny intervals in the afternoon. Temp Range: 27 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 22/8(Monday) Wind: South force 3. Weather: Mainly fine apart from isolated showers. Very hot during the day. Temp Range: 28 - 33 C R.H. Range: 60 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 23/8(Tuesday) Wind: South to southwest force 3. Weather: Fine. Very hot during the day. Temp Range: 28 - 33 C R.H. Range: 60 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 24/8(Wednesday) Wind: West to southwest force 2 to 3. Weather: Very hot with sunny periods. Visibility relatively low. Isolated showers and squally thunderstorms later. Temp Range: 28 - 34 C R.H. Range: 60 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 25/8(Thursday) Wind: West to southwest force 3. Weather: Hot with sunny intervals. A few showers and thunderstorms. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 26/8(Friday) Wind: West to southwest force 3. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 27/8(Saturday) Wind: Southwest force 3. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.18/8/2022 at North Point was 27 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.18/8/2022 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 29.9 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 29.8 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 2 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 3 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 4 cartoon no. 90 - Hot Day 5 cartoon no. 90 - Hot Day 6 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers Day 7 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 8 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 9 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain