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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE LOCAL
WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE YESTERDAY. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING
THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE
OVER MANY PLACES. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY. BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST
OF THE PHILIPPINES WAS NAMED MATMO YESTERDAY MORNING, AND
GRADUALLY INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM. MATMO
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS LUZON AND ENTER THE CENTRAL TO
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY. IT WILL THEN
MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF LEIZHOU
PENINSULA TO THE EASTERN PART OF HAINAN ISLAND. UNDER ITS
INFLUENCE, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA DURING THE WEEKEND. SEAS WILL BE
ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MATMO WAS CENTRED ABOUT 400
KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR EDGING
CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF LUZON AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 28
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. WINDY WITH
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS LATER ON SATURDAY TO SUNDAY.
SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF LATER
ON SUNDAY. SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS AT THE
MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL AND ON THE DAY AFTER.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 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 23:45 HKT ON 02.10.2025