Bulletin updated at 07:50 HKT 26/Dec/2019
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: A cold front will reach the coast of Guangdong tonight. Under the influence of the associated intense northeast monsoon, the weather will become cool appreciably over the region in the latter part of this week. Besides, Tropical Cyclone Phanfone will move across the southern part of the South China Sea today and tomorrow, then move to the central part of the South China Sea and weaken gradually during the weekend. Under the combined effect of the monsoon and Phanfone, it will be windy with rain and thunderstorms over the northern part of the South China Sea and the south China coast over the weekend and early next week. Date/Month 26/12 (Thursday) Wind: North force 3 to 4, becoming force 5 at night, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Mainly fine apart from relatively low visibility. Becoming cool appreciably at night. Temp Range: 17 - 25 C R.H. Range: 60 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 27/12(Friday) Wind: North to northeast force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore at first. Weather: Mainly fine and dry. Cool in the morning. Temp Range: 15 - 20 C R.H. Range: 55 - 75 Per Cent Date/Month 28/12(Saturday) Wind: East to northeast force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Sunny intervals. Cool in the morning. A few rain patches later. Temp Range: 16 - 20 C R.H. Range: 70 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 29/12(Sunday) Wind: East to northeast force 5. Weather: Cloudy with rain. Cool in the morning. Chance of thunderstorms. Temp Range: 17 - 19 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 30/12(Monday) Wind: East to northeast force 4, occasionally force 5. Weather: Cloudy with rain. Chance of thunderstorms. Temp Range: 18 - 21 C R.H. Range: 80 - 95 Per Cent Date/Month 31/12(Tuesday) Wind: East to northeast force 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few rain patches. Becoming cool. Temp Range: 17 - 20 C R.H. Range: 75 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 1/1(Wednesday) Wind: East force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore at first. Weather: Mainly cloudy with sunny intervals. Cool with light rain in the morning. Temp Range: 16 - 20 C R.H. Range: 70 - 90 Per Cent Date/Month 2/1(Thursday) Wind: East force 4, force 5 offshore at first. Weather: Mainly cloudy. Cool in the morning. Temp Range: 17 - 20 C R.H. Range: 70 - 85 Per Cent Date/Month 3/1(Friday) Wind: East force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny intervals. Temp Range: 18 - 22 C R.H. Range: 65 - 85 Per Cent Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m.26/12/2019 at North Point was 20 degrees C. Soil temperatures at 7 a.m.26/12/2019 at the Hong Kong Observatory: 0.5 M below surface was 23.4 degrees C. 1.0 M below surface was 24.5 degrees C. Weather Cartoons for 9-day weather forecast Day 1 cartoon no. 50 - SUNNY Day 2 cartoon no. 92 - Cool Day 3 cartoon no. 54 - Sunny Intervals with Showers Day 4 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 5 cartoon no. 63 - Rain Day 6 cartoon no. 62 - Light Rain Day 7 cartoon no. 52 - SUNNY INTERVALS Day 8 cartoon no. 60 - Cloudy Day 9 cartoon no. 52 - SUNNY INTERVALS