Bulletin updated at 05:45 HKT 23/Aug/2019
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: The anticyclone aloft will affect southern China today and tomorrow. Tropical Cyclone Bailu is expected to move across the western North Pacific today and tomorrow, and will affect the vicinity of Taiwan to the coast of southeastern China during the weekend. Under the influence of its outer subsiding air, the weather will be very hot over Guangdong on Saturday. A southerly airstream is expected to bring showers to the south China coast early next week. Date/Month 23/8 (Friday) Wind: Light winds force 2. Weather: Sunny periods. A few showers and isolated thunderstorms. Very hot with haze during the day. Temp Range: 28 - 33 C R.H. Range: 65 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 24/8(Saturday) Wind: West to northwest force 2 to 3. Weather: Very hot with sunny periods and haze. Isolated showers and squally thunderstorms later. Temp Range: 29 - 34 C R.H. Range: 60 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 25/8(Sunday) Wind: Northwest force 3 to 4, becoming southwest force 4 later, force 5 offshore. Weather: Mainly cloudy with occasional showers and a few squally thunderstorms. Temp Range: 27 - 32 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 26/8(Monday) Wind: South force 4, occasionally force 5 offshore. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Isolated thunderstorms at first. Temp Range: 27 - 31 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 27/8(Tuesday) Wind: South to southeast force 3. Weather: Sunny periods and one or two showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 75 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 28/8(Wednesday) Wind: South force 2 to 3. Weather: Mainly fine. Very hot during the day. Temp Range: 28 - 33 C R.H. Range: 65 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 29/8(Thursday) Wind: Light winds force 2. Weather: Sunny periods. Very hot during the day. Isolated showers later. Temp Range: 28 - 33 C R.H. Range: 65 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 30/8(Friday) Wind: Southeast force 3. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 31/8(Saturday) Wind: Southeast force 3. Weather: Sunny intervals and a few showers. Temp Range: 28 - 32 C R.H. Range: 75 - 95 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 2 p.m.22/8/2019 at North Point was 27 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.22/8/2019 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 30.4 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 30.2 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers Day 2 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers Day 3 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 4 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 5 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers Day 6 cartoon no. 51 - SUNNY PERIODS Day 7 cartoon no. 53 - Sunny Periods with A Few Showers Day 8 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 9 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers