PRESS WEATHER NO. 179 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:45 HKT ON 21.09.2025
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANT OF MITAG ARE AFFECTING
THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. LOCALLY, AROUND 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER WIDESPREAD AREAS
IN THE AFTERNOON, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES
OVER TAI PO DISTRICT AND THE EASTERN PART OF LANTAU ISLAND.
AT 4 P.M., SUPER TYPHOON RAGASA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 690
KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF LUZON STRAIT AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
MAINLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWER AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
AT FIRST. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 26 DEGREES. BECOMING FINE
TOMORROW. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 34 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. BECOMING
NORTHERLIES TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.
OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BEGIN TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY
LATER ON TUESDAY. GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ON WEDNESDAY.
IT MAY REACH HURRICANE OFFSHORE. THE WEATHER WILL BE
ADVERSE WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND SIGNIFICANT STORM
SURGE. WINDS WILL WEAKEN GRADUALLY ON THURSDAY, BUT SHOWERS
WILL STILL BE HEAVY AT FIRST.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:45 HKT ON 21.09.2025