Bulletin updated at 07:50 HKT 12/Jul/2018
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: A broad area of low pressure will develop gradually over the northern part of the South China Sea, bringing squally showers and thunderstorms to Guangdong in the latter part of this week to early next week. With an anticyclone aloft strengthening, the weather over southern China will improve midweek next week. Date/Month 12/7 (Thursday) Wind: Southeast force 3 to 4. Weather: Mainly fine and hot apart from isolated showers. Becoming cloudy later. Temp Range: 27 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 13/7(Friday) Wind: East to southeast force 4, force 5 offshore later. Weather: Cloudy with showers and squally thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at times. Temp Range: 26 - 29 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 14/7(Saturday) Wind: East to southeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Cloudy with squally showers and thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at times. Temp Range: 26 - 29 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 15/7(Sunday) Wind: East to southeast force 4 to 5. Weather: Cloudy with squally showers and thunderstorms. Temp Range: 26 - 29 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 16/7(Monday) Wind: Southeast force 4, force 5 at first. Weather: Mainly cloudy with occasional showers. A few thunderstorms at first. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 17/7(Tuesday) Wind: East to southeast force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 18/7(Wednesday) Wind: East to northeast force 2 to 3. Weather: Sunny periods and isolated showers. Temp Range: 27 - 32 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 19/7(Thursday) Wind: Light winds force 2. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 70 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 20/7(Friday) Wind: North force 2 to 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.12/7/2018 at North Point was 26 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.12/7/2018 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 30.0 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 29.5 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers Day 2 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy Rain Day 3 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy Rain Day 4 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 5 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 6 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 7 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers Day 8 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 9 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain