Bulletin updated at 06:20 HKT 09/Aug/2019
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: Super Typhoon Lekima will move across the East China Sea and edge closer to Zhejiang today and tomorrow. It will then move northwards across the coastal areas of eastern China. Under the influence of the outer subsiding air of Lekima, it will be very hot with showers and thunderstorms over Guangdong today and tomorrow. A southwesterly airstream is expected to bring showers to the south China coast early to midweek next week. Date/Month 9/8 (Friday) Wind: West force 3 to 4. Weather: Fine. Very hot with haze during the day. Isolated showers and squally thunderstorms at night. Temp Range: 28 - 34 C R.H. Range: 60 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 10/8(Saturday) Wind: West to southwest force 4. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Isolated thunderstorms. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 11/8(Sunday) Wind: Southwest force 4. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 12/8(Monday) Wind: Southwest force 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with occasional showers. A few thunderstorms later. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 13/8(Tuesday) Wind: Southwest force 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Thunderstorms at first. Sunny intervals in the afternoon. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 14/8(Wednesday) Wind: Southwest force 4. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 15/8(Thursday) Wind: Southwest force 3 to 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 16/8(Friday) Wind: Southwest force 3 to 4. Weather: Cloudy with occasional showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 17/8(Saturday) Wind: South to southwest force 3 to 4. Weather: Cloudy with occasional showers and a few thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 30 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 2 p.m.8/8/2019 at North Point was 29 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.8/8/2019 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 29.8 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 29.5 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 90 - Hot Day 2 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 3 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 4 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 5 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 6 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 7 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 8 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 9 cartoon no. 63 - Rain