LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR
ABOVE. BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MATMO MOVED ACROSS
LUZON AND ENTERED THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. MATMO IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY TODAY AND TOMORROW, MOVING IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA AND THE
EASTERN PART OF HAINAN ISLAND. UNDER ITS INFLUENCE, IT WILL
BE WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA LATER TODAY TO TOMORROW. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH
SWELLS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 4 OCT 2025)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATER. BECOMING
CLOUDY WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SEAS
WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : WINDY ON SUNDAY. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.
A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS AT FIRST. SUNNY PERIODS
AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS ON THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL AND IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 33 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 23:15 HKT ON 03.10.2025