LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
REMNANT OF MITAG AFFECTED THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT
TIMES. MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER WIDESPREAD AREAS, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 150
MILLIMETRES OVER LANTAU ISLAND AND THE EASTERN PART OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES. BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON RAGASA INTENSIFIED
INTO A SUPER TYPHOON YESTERDAY MORNING. ITS OUTER SUBSIDING
AIR BROUGHT MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
YESTERDAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON RAGASA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 630 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
THE VICINITY OF LUZON STRAIT AND THEN ENTER THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ITS
OUTER SUBSIDING AIR, THE WEATHER WILL BE VERY HOT OVER THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND EARLY TOMORROW. RAGASA IS
EXPECTED TO EDGE CLOSER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY
TOMORROW. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ITS BROAD CIRCULATION, THE
WEATHER OVER THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY
WITH WINDS STRENGTHENING SIGNIFICANTLY LATER TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025)

BECOMING FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 26
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. 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. 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.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: BECOMING FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: BECOMING FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 26 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:28 HKT ON 21.09.2025