PRESS WEATHER NO. 010 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT VERY HOT WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER
THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED
INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS NAMED MITAG YESTERDAY. ITS
ASSOCIATED OUTER RAINBANDS ALSO AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS, BUT THUNDERY SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON
BROUGHT OVER 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO PARTS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MITAG IS EXPECTED TO EDGE CLOSER TO THE COAST
OF EASTERN GUANGDONG AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY TODAY. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, MITAG WILL THEN
TURN WESTWARDS, MOVING CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY. IT WILL BE WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TOMORROW.

 

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC TO THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED
GRADUALLY INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS NAMED RAGASA
YESTERDAY. RAGASA IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY SIGNIFICANTLY IN
THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND ENTER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT WILL THEN EDGE CLOSER TO THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY WITH SQUALLS. SUNNY INTERVALS IN
THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND, BECOMING NORTH TO
NORTHWESTERLIES. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY.

 

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON
SATURDAY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SEAS WILL BE
ROUGH WITH SWELLS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN ON SUNDAY, BUT STILL
SHOWERY. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE BRIEFLY AND WILL BE VERY
HOT EARLY NEXT WEEK, BUT WILL DETERIORATE SIGNIFICANTLY
MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:46 HKT ON 19.09.2025