Bulletin updated at 07:45 HKT 05/Jan/2018
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: A broad band of clouds will bring rainy weather to southern China and the northern part of the South China Sea in the next couple of days. A cold front is expected to reach the south China coast on Monday, it will become cold significantly over the region. The associated intense winter monsoon will continue to bring cold weather to southern China in the following few days. Date/Month 5/1 (Friday) Wind: East to northeast force 4, force 5 later. Weather: Mainly cloudy with one or two light rain patches. Temp Range: 17 - 21 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 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 to overcast with occasional rain. Visibility rather low. Temp Range: 17 - 20 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 8/1(Monday) Wind: Light winds force 2, becoming north force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6. Weather: Cloudy with a few rain patches. Visibility rather low at first. Temperatures dropping appreciably during the day. Cold at night. Temp Range: 12 - 19 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 9/1(Tuesday) Wind: North force 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Mainly cloudy with one or two rain patches. It will be cold. Temp Range: 10 - 13 C R.H. Range: 55 - 85 Per Cent Date/Month 10/1(Wednesday) Wind: North force 4 to 5. Weather: Dry with sunny periods. Cold in the morning and at night. Temp Range: 10 - 15 C R.H. Range: 40 - 65 Per Cent Date/Month 11/1(Thursday) Wind: Northeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Fine and dry. Cold in the morning. Temp Range: 11 - 16 C R.H. Range: 40 - 70 Per Cent Date/Month 12/1(Friday) Wind: Northeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Fine and dry. Cold in the morning. Temp Range: 12 - 17 C R.H. Range: 45 - 70 Per Cent Date/Month 13/1(Saturday) Wind: East to northeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Fine. Rather cool in the morning. Temp Range: 13 - 18 C R.H. Range: 60 - 80 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.5/1/2018 at North Point was 19 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.5/1/2018 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 21.6 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. 63 - Rain Day 3 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 4 cartoon no. 92 - Cool Day 5 cartoon no. 93 - Cold Day 6 cartoon no. 93 - Cold Day 7 cartoon no. 93 - Cold Day 8 cartoon no. 93 - Cold Day 9 cartoon no. 50 - SUNNY