LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

TROPICAL DEPRESSION MITAG HAS WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER INLAND GUANGDONG. ITS ASSOCIATED SHOWERS ARE
AFFECTING GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER SAI KUNG DISTRICT AND THE
EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND IN THE PAST FEW HOURS.

 

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM RAGASA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A
TYPHOON. AT 4 P.M., RAGASA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 870 KILOMETRES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 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 SOUTHERLY WINDS.

 

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 15:47 HKT ON 20.09.2025