Bulletin updated at 11:15 HKT 23/Aug/2017
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: Tropical Cyclone Hato will make landfall to the west of the Pearl River Estuary today, bringing heavy squally showers and swells to Guangdong. The region will also be windy. A broad area of low pressure will bring showers to the northern part of the South China Sea and the south China coast in the latter part of this week. Date/Month 23/8 (Wednesday) Wind: East up to force 12, becoming southeast force 10 to 12. Weather: Cloudy to overcast with heavy squally showers and thunderstorms. Seas will be high with swells. Temp Range: 25 - 30 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 24/8(Thursday) Wind: South to southeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Mainly cloudy with showers. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 25/8(Friday) Wind: Southeast force 2 to 3. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers and thunderstorms. Temp Range: 28 - 31 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 26/8(Saturday) Wind: East force 4 to 5. Weather: Mainly cloudy with showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 27/8(Sunday) Wind: East to southeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Mainly cloudy with showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 28/8(Monday) Wind: East to southeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Mainly cloudy with showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 29/8(Tuesday) Wind: East to southeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 30/8(Wednesday) Wind: East to southeast force 3. Weather: Sunny intervals with a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 31/8(Thursday) Wind: East to southeast force 3. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.23/8/2017 at North Point was 27 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.23/8/2017 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 30.9 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 30.3 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy Rain Day 2 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 3 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 4 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 5 cartoon no. 63 - 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. 62 - Light Rain