PRESS WEATHER NO. 216 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SUPER TYPHOON RAGASA MOVED ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT AND
ENTERED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ITS OUTER SUBSIDING AIR, THERE WERE
SUNNY PERIODS LOCALLY. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE.
RAGASA IS EXPECTED TO EDGE CLOSER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
GRADUALLY TODAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ITS EXTENSIVE
CIRCULATION, THE WEATHER OVER THE COASTAL AREAS WILL
DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH WINDS STRENGTHENING SIGNIFICANTLY
LATER TODAY. THERE WILL BE FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS,
THUNDERSTORMS AND SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE ON WEDNESDAY.
SEAS WILL BE VERY HIGH WITH SWELLS. WITH THE DEPARTURE OF
RAGASA, SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY AND THE WEATHER
WILL IMPROVE IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025)

FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. WINDS WILL FURTHER
STRENGTHEN, REACHING GALE FORCE LATER. SEAS WILL BE VERY
ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MAINLY CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BE PERSISTENTLY ADVERSE ON
WEDNESDAY WITH GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS, AND POSSIBLY UP
TO HURRICANE FORCE OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL
BE FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND SIGNIFICANT STORM
SURGE. WINDS WILL WEAKEN GRADUALLY ON THURSDAY, BUT SHOWERS
WILL STILL BE HEAVY AT FIRST. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE
GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 22.09.2025