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

An active southwest monsoon is bringing showers and thunderstorms to the coast of Guangdong and the northern part of the South China Sea. Locally, more than 40 millimetres of rainfall were recorded over the northeastern part of the New Territories in the afternoon.

Tropical Storm Gaemi has weakened into a tropical depression. At 4 p.m., Gaemi was centred about 170 kilometres east-southeast of Wuhan. It is forecast to move northwest at about 12 kilometres per hour across Hubei and weaken further.

Weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow

Cloudy with showers and a few squally thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at times. Temperatures will range between 27 and 30 degrees. Moderate to fresh south to southwesterly winds, occasionally strong offshore and on high ground at first.

Outlook : Showers and a few squally thunderstorms on Monday. Showers will be heavy at times. Still a few showers midweek next week.

9-Day Weather Forecast

An active southwest monsoon will continue to affect the coast of Guangdong today and tomorrow. A broad trough of low pressure will bring heavy showers and squally thunderstorms to the coast of southern China and the northern part of the South China Sea in the next couple of days. The trough of low pressure is expected to weaken slightly midweek next week, but there will still be a few showers over the coast of Guangdong. With an anticyclone aloft strengthening gradually, the weather will be brighter over southeastern China in the latter part of next week. Besides, the area of low pressure now bringing unsettled weather to the seas east of the Philippines will develop gradually in the next couple of days and will move towards the vicinity of Taiwan to Luzon Strait.

28/7 (Sunday)
South to southwest force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6 offshore and on high ground at first. Weather: Cloudy with showers and a few squally thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at times.
Temperature: 27-30C Relative Humidity: 80-95%

29/7(Monday)
Southeast force 4. Weather: Cloudy with showers and a few squally thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at times.
Temperature: 27-30C Relative Humidity: 80-95%

30/7(Tuesday)
South to southeast force 3. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers and thunderstorms.
Temperature: 28-31C Relative Humidity: 75-95%

31/7(Wednesday)
South to southwest force 3 to 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers and thunderstorms.
Temperature: 28-31C Relative Humidity: 75-95%

1/8(Thursday)
Southwest force 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers and thunderstorms.
Temperature: 28-32C Relative Humidity: 75-95%

2/8(Friday)
Southwest force 3 to 4. Weather: Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Sunny intervals during the day.
Temperature: 28-32C Relative Humidity: 75-95%

3/8(Saturday)
South to southwest force 3 to 4. Weather: Sunny periods and one or two showers. Very hot during the day.
Temperature: 28-33C Relative Humidity: 70-90%

4/8(Sunday)
South to southwest force 3. Weather: Sunny periods and one or two showers. Very hot during the day.
Temperature: 28-33C Relative Humidity: 70-90%

5/8(Monday)
South force 3. Weather: Sunny periods and one or two showers. Very hot during the day.
Temperature: 28-33C Relative Humidity: 70-90%