PRESS WEATHER NO. 282 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

TYPHOON RAGASA MOVED ACROSS THE COAST OF GUANGXI AND THE
VICINITY OF THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM YESTERDAY, AND
DISSIPATED GRADUALLY AT NIGHT. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF
THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN
CHINA AND RAGASA, IT WAS WINDY OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WITH THE REMNANT OF RAGASA
DEPARTING, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE WITH SHOWERS
EASING OFF OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM BUALOI INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, BUALOI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 610 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 31
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS,
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THERE WILL BE
SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. BECOMING FINE MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:19 HKT ON 25.09.2025