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

Thundery showers associated with Tropical Depression Bailu are affecting the coast of Guangdong.

At 2 a.m., Bailu was centred about 180 kilometres north of Guangzhou. It is forecast to move west-northwest at about 20 kilometres per hour further inland and dissipate gradually.

Weather forecast for today

Cloudy with showers and squally thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at first. Showers will ease off with sunny intervals during the day. Temperatures will range between 23 and 31 degrees. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, occasionally strong offshore and on high ground at first.

Outlook : Mainly fine and becoming very hot in the following couple of days.

9-Day Weather Forecast

Tropical Cyclone Bailu will continue to move inland and dissipate gradually today. With an anticyclone aloft strengthening, the weather will improve gradually over southern China in the next couple of days. It will be very hot midweek this week. An area of low pressure is expected to develop gradually and bring unsettled weather to the northern part of the South China Sea and the south China coast in the latter part of this week.

26/8 (Monday)
Southwest force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore and on high ground at first. Cloudy with showers and squally thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at first. Showers will ease off with sunny intervals during the day.
Temperature: 23-31C Relative Humidity: 70-95%

27/8(Tuesday)
South to southeast force 3. Mainly fine apart from isolated showers.
Temperature: 28-32C Relative Humidity: 70-90%

28/8(Wednesday)
Light winds force 2. Mainly fine. Very hot during the day.
Temperature: 28-34C Relative Humidity: 65-90%

29/8(Thursday)
Northeast force 3 to 4. Mainly fine and very hot during the day. Isolated showers and thunderstorms later.
Temperature: 28-34C Relative Humidity: 65-95%

30/8(Friday)
East force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Mainly cloudy with a few showers and squally thunderstorms.
Temperature: 27-32C Relative Humidity: 70-95%

31/8(Saturday)
East to southeast force 5, occasionally force 6 offshore. Cloudy with occasional showers and squally thunderstorms.
Temperature: 27-31C Relative Humidity: 75-95%

1/9(Sunday)
Southeast force 4 to 5. Cloudy with occasional showers and thunderstorms.
Temperature: 27-31C Relative Humidity: 75-95%

2/9(Monday)
Southeast force 4. Mainly cloudy with a few showers.
Temperature: 28-31C Relative Humidity: 80-95%

3/9(Tuesday)
Southeast force 4. Mainly cloudy with a few showers.
Temperature: 28-31C Relative Humidity: 80-95%