Bulletin updated at 09:50 HKT 14/Sep/2018
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: Super Typhoon Mangkhut will move towards the vicinity of Luzon and enter the South China Sea today and tomorrow. Its outer subsiding air will bring generally fine and very hot weather to Guangdong. Mangkhut will edge closer to the coast of Guangdong on Sunday. The associated heavy rain, squalls and storm surge will pose threat to the region. An upper-air anticyclone will bring generally fine weather to southern China midweek next week. Date/Month 14/9 (Friday) Wind: Northeast force 3 to 4. Weather: Mainly fine and very hot. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Temp Range: 27 - 33 C R.H. Range: 65 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 15/9(Saturday) Wind: North force 3 to 4, force 5 later, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Fine and very hot but hazy. A few showers and thunderstorms later. Seas will be rough with swells. Temp Range: 27 - 35 C R.H. Range: 55 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 16/9(Sunday) Wind: North to northeast force 6 to 7, becoming south to southeast force 8, up to force 10 offshore. Weather: Cloudy to overcast. Frequent heavy rain, squalls and thunderstorms. Seas will be rough to very rough with swells. Temp Range: 25 - 28 C R.H. Range: 85 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 17/9(Monday) Wind: South to southeast force 5 to 6, up to force 8 at first. Weather: Cloudy with heavy squally showers and thunderstorms. Seas will be rough to very rough with swells. Temp Range: 25 - 28 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 18/9(Tuesday) Wind: East to southeast force 4, occasionally force 5 offshore. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Sunny intervals. Temp Range: 26 - 30 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 19/9(Wednesday) Wind: East force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny periods and one or two showers. Temp Range: 26 - 31 C R.H. Range: 70 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 20/9(Thursday) Wind: East force 3 to 4. Weather: Mainly fine. Temp Range: 26 - 32 C R.H. Range: 65 - 85 Per Cent Date/Month 21/9(Friday) Wind: East force 3. Weather: Mainly fine apart from isolated showers. Temp Range: 26 - 32 C R.H. Range: 65 - 85 Per Cent Date/Month 22/9(Saturday) Wind: East force 4. Weather: Sunny periods with one or two showers. Temp Range: 26 - 31 C R.H. Range: 70 - 90 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.14/9/2018 at North Point was 26 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.14/9/2018 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 28.8 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 29.2 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 90 - Hot Day 2 cartoon no. 90 - Hot Day 3 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy Rain Day 4 cartoon no. 64 - Heavy Rain Day 5 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 6 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers Day 7 cartoon no. 51 - SUNNY PERIODS Day 8 cartoon no. 51 - SUNNY PERIODS Day 9 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers