PRESS WEATHER NO. 168 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 06.10.2025
(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
TYPHOON MATMO MOVED ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS OF GUANGXI TO
THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM AND PROGRESSIVELY WEAKENED
INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY, AND AN ANTICYCLONE
ALOFT ALSO COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA GRADUALLY. LOCALLY,
THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AT
FIRST. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE AND
VERY HOT WEATHER TO GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION MATMO WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 290 KILOMETRES WEST OF NANNING. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS OF THE NORTHERN PART OF
VIETNAM AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.
BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM HALONG HAS INTENSIFITED INTO
A TYPHOON. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, HALONG WAS CENTRED ABOUT
1040 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF TOKYO. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS
SOUTH OF JAPAN.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025)
CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. MAINLY
FINE AND 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.
OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY
HOT DURING THE DAY.
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. 1
CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT
MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES
FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 5
CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT
TEMPS: 27 - 33 DEGREES
FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 6
FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 8
FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 1
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 06.10.2025