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Hong Kong鈥檚 forecaster is considering cancelling the No 1 typhoon signal between 2pm and 5pm on Thursday as severe weather threats gradually decrease in the city, but says squally showers are still expected throughout the day.
The Hong Kong Observatory said that squally showers related to a tropical depression affected the coast of Guangdong in the past few hours, bringing about 20mm of rainfall over parts of the city with occasionally strong winds offshore and on high ground.
鈥淭he tropical depression is expected to make landfall over Leizhou Peninsula around noon, then move into inland areas of Guangxi and depart gradually,鈥 it said.
鈥淚ts threat to Hong Kong will decrease gradually in the afternoon. The Observatory will consider cancelling all typhoon signals between 2pm and 5pm.鈥
The forecaster said that the rainbands associated with the tropical depression would still bring squalls and swells to Hong Kong, urging the public to be alert, stay away from the shoreline and not engage in water sports.
According to the Observatory, Hong Kong is expected to be mainly cloudy with squally showers and thunderstorms on Thursday, accompanied by sunny intervals during the day.
It added that the maximum temperature would be around 32 degrees Celsius (89.6 Fahrenheit), with moderate to fresh east to south-easterly winds, occasionally strong offshore and on high ground at first.
The forecaster predicted occasional showers and thunderstorms on Friday, saying that a few showers were expected over the weekend.
It also said that the weather would remain unsettled over the coast of Guangdong during the weekend and early next week.
The weather will improve and become very hot over southern China midweek next week due to the strengthening of an anticyclone aloft.