A broad trough of low pressure is expected to linger along China’s southern coast and the northern South China Sea, bringing heavy showers and squally thunderstorms to the region through early next week, forecasters said.
According to the latest nine-day forecast, rainy weather is expected to persist into next week, with the heaviest downpours likely over the weekend. Widespread showers, squally thunderstorms and periods of particularly heavy rain are forecast for Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 2.
Conditions are expected to ease slightly Monday, Aug. 3, and Tuesday, Aug. 4, though skies will remain mostly cloudy with occasional showers and thunderstorms. By Wednesday, Aug. 5, and Thursday, Aug. 6, brief periods of sunshine are expected, along with a few lingering showers.
Forecasters are also monitoring an area of low pressure east of the Philippines that is expected to develop as it moves toward Luzon.
The artificial intelligence forecasting model Fengwu suggests a tropical cyclone could form next week, with one model run indicating development in the South China Sea around Wednesday, Aug. 5, before moving northwest and passing closest to Hong Kong around Sunday, Aug. 9.
Meteorologists cautioned that such long-range projections remain highly uncertain and could change.
Meanwhile, the outer subsiding air currents of Typhoon Dolphin, which is tracking toward the East China Sea and Japan, are expected to bring extremely hot weather to China’s southeastern coast, the Hong Kong Observatory said.
The extended forecast indicates skies could clear significantly starting next Friday, with daytime temperatures climbing to about 33 C. The shift would bring a return of bright, sunny and hot summer conditions across Hong Kong.
