Bulletin updated at 09:50 HKT 17/Dec/2017
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: An intense winter monsoon will persist over Guangdong in the next few days. It will be cold, dry and windy over the region. The monsoon will moderate in the latter part of this week and temperatures will rise slightly, but it will still be cool in the morning. Tropical Cyclone Kai-tak is expected to move across the Philippines and the southern part of the South China Sea in the next few days. Date/Month 17/12 (Sunday) Wind: North force 5, occasionally force 6 offshore and on high ground at first. Weather: Cold and dry. Sunny periods in the afternoon. Temp Range: 12 - 16 C R.H. Range: 45 - 75 Per Cent Date/Month 18/12(Monday) Wind: North force 4, occasionally force 5. Weather: Cold in the morning. Fine and very dry. Temp Range: 11 - 17 C R.H. Range: 35 - 65 Per Cent Date/Month 19/12(Tuesday) Wind: North force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Cold in the morning. Fine and very dry. Temp Range: 12 - 18 C R.H. Range: 30 - 60 Per Cent Date/Month 20/12(Wednesday) Wind: North force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Cold in the morning. Fine and very dry. Temp Range: 12 - 18 C R.H. Range: 30 - 60 Per Cent Date/Month 21/12(Thursday) Wind: North to northeast force 4, occasionally force 5. Weather: Fine and very dry. Rather cool in the morning. Temp Range: 13 - 19 C R.H. Range: 30 - 65 Per Cent Date/Month 22/12(Friday) Wind: Northeast force 4. Weather: Fine and dry. Cool in the morning. Temp Range: 14 - 20 C R.H. Range: 40 - 70 Per Cent Date/Month 23/12(Saturday) Wind: East to northeast force 4. Weather: Mainly fine and dry. Temp Range: 16 - 21 C R.H. Range: 50 - 75 Per Cent Date/Month 24/12(Sunday) Wind: Northeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Fine and dry. Temp Range: 15 - 20 C R.H. Range: 45 - 70 Per Cent Date/Month 25/12(Monday) Wind: Northeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Fine and dry. Cool in the morning. Temp Range: 14 - 19 C R.H. Range: 45 - 70 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.17/12/2017 at North Point was 20 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.17/12/2017 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 22.5 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 24.4 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 93 - Cold Day 2 cartoon no. 93 - Cold Day 3 cartoon no. 93 - Cold Day 4 cartoon no. 93 - Cold Day 5 cartoon no. 50 - SUNNY Day 6 cartoon no. 50 - SUNNY Day 7 cartoon no. 51 - SUNNY PERIODS Day 8 cartoon no. 50 - SUNNY Day 9 cartoon no. 50 - SUNNY