Bulletin updated at 07:50 HKT 04/Jan/2018
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: A broad band of clouds will cover southern China and the northern part of the South China Sea in the next couple of days, bringing rainy weather to the region. A cold front is expected to reach the south China coast next Monday, temperatures will fall significantly over the region. The associated intense winter monsoon will bring persistently cold weather to southern China in the middle and latter parts of next week. Besides, Tropical Cyclone Bolaven will move towards the vicinity of the southern part of Vietnam today and dissipate gradually. Date/Month 4/1 (Thursday) Wind: East force 4 to 5. Weather: Mainly cloudy with one or two rain patches. Temp Range: 18 - 21 C R.H. Range: 75 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 5/1(Friday) Wind: East to northeast force 4, force 5 later. Weather: Mainly cloudy with one or two rain patches. Temp Range: 17 - 20 C R.H. Range: 75 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 6/1(Saturday) Wind: East force 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Cloudy to overcast with occasional rain. Temp Range: 16 - 18 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 7/1(Sunday) Wind: East force 3 to 4. Weather: Cloudy with occasional rain. Visibility relatively low. Temp Range: 16 - 19 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 8/1(Monday) Wind: North force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6. Weather: Cloudy with a few rain patches. Temperatures dropping appreciably. Temp Range: 13 - 17 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 9/1(Tuesday) Wind: North force 5, occasionally force 6. Weather: Mainly cloudy with one or two rain patches at first. It will be cold. Temp Range: 12 - 14 C R.H. Range: 60 - 85 Per Cent Date/Month 10/1(Wednesday) Wind: North force 4 to 5. Weather: Mainly fine and dry. Cold in the morning. Temp Range: 11 - 16 C R.H. Range: 45 - 70 Per Cent Date/Month 11/1(Thursday) Wind: North to northeast force 4. Weather: Fine and dry. Cold in the morning. Temp Range: 10 - 16 C R.H. Range: 40 - 70 Per Cent Date/Month 12/1(Friday) Wind: North to northeast force 4, occasionally force 5. Weather: Fine and dry. Cold in the morning. Temp Range: 11 - 17 C R.H. Range: 40 - 70 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.4/1/2018 at North Point was 18 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.4/1/2018 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 21.7 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 23.0 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 60 - Cloudy Day 2 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 3 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 4 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 5 cartoon no. 92 - Cool Day 6 cartoon no. 93 - Cold Day 7 cartoon no. 93 - Cold Day 8 cartoon no. 93 - Cold Day 9 cartoon no. 93 - Cold