Weather forecast for Kota Kinabalu produced at 6:30 PM Thursday August 24

Kota Kinabalu weather forecast produced at 6:30 PM Thursday August 24:

Explanatory notes:


Typhoon Hato made landfall over southeastern coast of Guandong yesterday near Hong Kong.This system will weaken over the next few days over land.Hence,light southwest monsoon conditions over the region through the end of the forecast period.

Onshore steering flow until tomorrow then offshore steering flow from the weekend.

Forecast gives more weightage to the ECMWF model than the GFS model.

The rest of Thursday August 24:

24-34 Degrees Celsius

Precis forecast:Partly cloudy.
Partly cloudy.Light winds.
Chance of any rain:10%

Friday August 25:

24-34 Degrees Celsius

Precis forecast:Possible afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms.
Partly cloudy.A medium(60%) chance of a showers and thunderstorms from afternoon over the hills and foot hills,a sligt(30%) chance elsewhere including the city center.Light winds.
Chance of any rain:30%

Saturday August 26:

24-34 Degrees Celsius

Precis forecast:Possible afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms.
Partly cloudy.A high(80%) chance of a showers and thunderstorms from afternoon over the hills and foot hills,a medium(50%) chance elsewhere including the city center.Light winds.
Chance of any rain:50%

Sunday August 27:

24-34 Degrees Celsius

Precis forecast:Possible afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms.
Partly cloudy.A medium(60%) chance of a showers and thunderstorms from afternoon over the hills and foot hills,a medium(40%) chance elsewhere including the city center.Light winds.
Chance of any rain:40%

Monday August 28:

24-34 Degrees Celsius

Precis forecast:Afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms.
Partly cloudy.A very high(90%) chance of a showers and thunderstorms from afternoon over the hills and foot hills,a medium(60%) chance elsewhere including the city center.Light winds.
Chance of any rain:60%

Tuesday August 29:

24-34 Degrees Celsius

Precis forecast:Possible afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms.
Partly cloudy.A high(70%) chance of a showers and thunderstorms from afternoon over the hills and foot hills,a medium(50%) chance elsewhere including the city center.Light winds.
Chance of any rain:50%

Wednesday August 30:

24-34 Degrees Celsius

Precis forecast:Possible afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms.
Partly cloudy.A high(70%) chance of a showers and thunderstorms from afternoon over the hills and foot hills,a medium(50%) chance elsewhere including the city center.Light winds.
Chance of any rain:50%

Thursday August 31:

24-34 Degrees Celsius

Precis forecast:Possible afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms.
Partly cloudy.A high(70%) chance of a showers and thunderstorms from afternoon over the hills and foot hills,a medium(50%) chance elsewhere including the city center.Light winds.
Chance of any rain:50%

Forecast produced at 6:30 PM Thursday August 24.Weather icons courtesy of the US National Weather Service.