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 NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY, GRADUALLY EDGING CLOSER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, WINDS STRENGTHENED
PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY AND THERE WERE SQUALLY SHOWERS AT
NIGHT. RAGASA IS EXPECTED TO EDGE CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF
THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY TO THE WESTERN COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY. UNDER ITS INFLUENCE, THERE WILL BE FREQUENT HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS AND SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. SEAS WILL BE PHENOMENAL WITH
SWELLS. WITH THE DEPARTURE OF RAGASA, THE WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE WITH SHOWERS EASING OFF GRADUALLY IN THE LATTER
PART OF THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAST NIGHT.
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1490 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025)

STRONG TO GALE NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. WINDS WILL
FURTHER STRENGTHEN. UP TO HURRICANE FORCE OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST, BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.
WINDS WILL WEAKEN GRADUALLY AT NIGHT. SEAS WILL BE
PHENOMENAL WITH SWELLS. CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH FREQUENT
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS AND SIGNIFICANT STORM
SURGE. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 28 DEGREES.

OUTLOOK : WINDS WILL WEAKEN FURTHER 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:

HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG DA ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 24 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:46 HKT ON 23.09.2025