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Latest Weather Forecast (Issued by Hong Kong Observatory)

Issue Time (HKT): 23:45 16/Sep/2025
(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.)
GENERAL SITUATION
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE, THE LOCAL
WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS YESTERDAY.
THERE WERE MORE SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES ROSE TO ABOUT 33 DEGREES OVER MANY PLACES. THE
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A FEW SHOWERS
TO GUANGDONG TODAY. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR
LUZON INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAST NIGHT. IT
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 220 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF LUZON.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025)
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE ABOUT 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.
OUTLOOK : ONE OR TWO SHOWERS ON THURSDAY, VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME
UNSETTLED ON FRIDAY. WINDIER WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.
WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:
SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS
(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)
FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 2
CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS
MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES
FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 11
CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS
TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES
FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 7
FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 8
FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 3

9-day Weather Forecast (Issued by Hong Kong Observatory)

Issue Time (HKT): 00:01 17/Sep/2025

GENERAL SITUATION:
AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO 
GUANGDONG TODAY. THE TROPICAL CYCLONE NOW NEAR LUZON WILL 
MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND 
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HOWEVER, 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THERE ARE 
UNCERTAINTIES IN ITS MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY. THE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND SQUALLY 
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE LATTER PART 
OF THIS WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND. IT WILL BE WINDIER WITH 
SWELLS OVER THE REGION. BESIDES, A TROPICAL CYCLONE IS 
EXPECTED TO FORM OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TO THE EAST 
OF THE PHILIPPINES IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK AND 
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY. IT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE 
SOUTH CHINA SEA EARLY NEXT WEEK, EDGING CLOSER TO THE COAST 
OF SOUTHERN CHINA. 

DATE/MONTH: 17/9 (WEDNESDAY)
WIND: EAST FORCE 3 TO 4. 
WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. VERY HOT WITH 
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE 
AFTERNOON. 
TEMP RANGE: 28 - 33 C 
R.H. RANGE: 60 - 90 PER CENT 

DATE/MONTH: 18/9 (THURSDAY)
WIND: EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4. 
WEATHER: SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. VERY HOT 
DURING THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER. 
TEMP RANGE: 28 - 33 C 
R.H. RANGE: 60 - 90 PER CENT 

DATE/MONTH: 19/9 (FRIDAY)
WIND: NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 3 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5 
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. 
WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY. SUNNY 
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. 
TEMP RANGE: 27 - 32 C 
R.H. RANGE: 65 - 95 PER CENT 

DATE/MONTH: 20/9 (SATURDAY)
WIND: WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6 
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. 
WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY 
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE SHOWERS LATER. THERE WILL BE SWELLS. 
TEMP RANGE: 26 - 31 C 
R.H. RANGE: 70 - 95 PER CENT 

DATE/MONTH: 21/9 (SUNDAY)
WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6 
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. 
WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY 
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES. THERE WILL 
BE SWELLS. 
TEMP RANGE: 26 - 31 C 
R.H. RANGE: 70 - 95 PER CENT 

DATE/MONTH: 22/9 (MONDAY)
WIND: EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4. 
WEATHER: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED 
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. 
TEMP RANGE: 27 - 33 C 
R.H. RANGE: 60 - 90 PER CENT 

DATE/MONTH: 23/9 (TUESDAY)
WIND: NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6 OFFSHORE AND 
ON HIGH GROUND LATER. 
WEATHER: SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS 
WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER. THERE WILL BE SWELLS. 
TEMP RANGE: 27 - 32 C 
R.H. RANGE: 65 - 95 PER CENT 

DATE/MONTH: 24/9 (WEDNESDAY)
WIND: EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6. 
WEATHER: CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY 
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES. THERE WILL 
BE SWELLS. 
TEMP RANGE: 26 - 30 C 
R.H. RANGE: 80 - 95 PER CENT 

DATE/MONTH: 25/9 (THURSDAY)
WIND: EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5. 
WEATHER: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW 
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. 
TEMP RANGE: 27 - 31 C 
R.H. RANGE: 70 - 95 PER CENT