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

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MATMO MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY AND INTENSIFIED INTO A
TYPHOON. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AT FIRST AND VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33
DEGREES OR ABOVE. WITH MATMO EDGING CLOSER, LOCAL WINDS
STRENGTHENED IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE WEATHER BECAME CLOUDY
WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS AND VIOLENT
GUSTS. MATMO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF
LEIZHOU PENINSULA TODAY. UNDER ITS INFLUENCE, IT WILL BE
WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. WITH MATMO DEPARTING
AND DISSIPATING GRADUALLY, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG ON THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 5 OCT 2025)

STRONG EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY GALE FORCE OFFSHORE AND
ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
SQUALLY SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS AND VIOLENT GUSTS. SEAS WILL
BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27
AND 31 DEGREES. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF LATER. WINDS WILL
BECOME SOUTHEASTERLIES AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE ON THE MID-AUTUMN
FESTIVAL, BUT THERE WILL BE CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT DURING
THE DAY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:46 HKT ON 04.10.2025