LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION MITAG ARE
AFFECTING GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER LANTAU ISLAND, HONG KONG ISLAND
AND SAI KUNG IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 150 MILLIMETRES OVER THE CHEK LAP KOK.

 

AT NOON, MITAG WAS CENTRED ABOUT 60 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF
GUANGZHOU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY
ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY.
 
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM RAGASA WAS CENTRED ABOUT
910 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF LUZON STRAIT.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO FRESH WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, BECOMING
SOUTHERLIES LATER. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES AT FIRST
TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE BRIEFLY AND WILL BE VERY
HOT ON MONDAY, BUT WILL DETERIORATE GRADUALLY IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ON
WEDNESDAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE ADVERSE. THERE WILL BE HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:45 HKT ON 20.09.2025