Here is the latest weather bulletin issued by the Hong Kong Observatory.

An anticyclone aloft is covering southeastern China.

At 2 a.m., the tropical depression to the east of the Philippines was centred about 890 kilometres east-northeast of Manila. It is forecast to move west at about 20 kilometres per hour across the western North Pacific, towards the vicinity of Luzon.

Weather forecast for today

Cloudy periods in the morning and at night. The minimum temperature will be about 29 degrees. Fine and very hot during the day with a maximum temperature of around 34 degrees. Light to moderate southerly winds.

Outlook : Remaining very hot in the following couple of days. Cloudy with showers in the latter part of this week.

9-Day Weather Forecast

An anticyclone aloft will continue to bring generally fine and very hot weather to the south China coast today and tomorrow. The tropical cyclone now to the east of the Philippines is expected to move towards the vicinity of northern Luzon to Taiwan in the next couple of days. Its subsequent movement remains uncertain. Under the influence of its outer subsiding air, the weather will remain very hot over the coast of Guangdong midweek this week. Showers will increase over the coastal areas in the latter part of this week.

16/7 (Tuesday)
South force 2 to 3. Fine and very hot.
Temperature: 29-34C Relative Humidity: 65-90%

17/7(Wednesday)
Light winds force 2. Mainly fine and very hot apart from some haze.
Temperature: 29-34C Relative Humidity: 60-85%

18/7(Thursday)
West to southwest force 2 to 3. Very hot with sunny periods but hazy. A few showers and squally thunderstorms later.
Temperature: 28-34C Relative Humidity: 60-95%

19/7(Friday)
West to southwest force 4, force 5 offshore later. Cloudy with showers and squally thunderstorms.
Temperature: 27-32C Relative Humidity: 80-95%

20/7(Saturday)
South to southwest force 4, force 5 offshore. Mainly cloudy with occasional showers and a few squally thunderstorms.
Temperature: 27-31C Relative Humidity: 80-95%

21/7(Sunday)
South force 4. Mainly cloudy with a few showers.
Temperature: 27-31C Relative Humidity: 80-95%

22/7(Monday)
South force 4. Mainly cloudy with a few showers.
Temperature: 27-31C Relative Humidity: 80-95%

23/7(Tuesday)
South force 4. Sunny intervals and a few showers.
Temperature: 28-32C Relative Humidity: 75-90%

24/7(Wednesday)
South force 4. Sunny intervals and a few showers.
Temperature: 28-32C Relative Humidity: 75-90%