LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

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.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:46 HKT ON 23.09.2025