Observatory: low chance of T8 with Storm Mitag expected to weaken
發佈日期: 2025-09-19 21:20
TVB News
The Strong Wind Signal No.3 is in effect and will remain in force until at least 9 a.m. on Saturday morning.
The observatory says the chance of issuing a higher tropical cyclone warning signal is relatively low.
A cloudy day and a still sea. Winds were occasionally strong at the Central Harbourfront.
Despite the Strong Wind Signal No.3, tourists continued exploring the city.
The observatory says tropical cyclone Mitag made a landfall near Shanwei, Guangdong on Friday afternoon.
The storm is expected to edge closer to the vicinity of the Pearl River Estuary on Friday night and Saturday morning, skirting around 100 kilometres to the north of the territory.
Unless Mitag adopts a track closer to the city and intensify, weather authorities say the chance of raising the existing tropical cyclone warning signal is relatively low.
With Mitag departing, the observatory says the weather will improve, and residents should expect a few scorching hot days early next week. But Hong Kong may face a super typhoon in the middle of next week.
According to the present forecast, tropical cyclone Ragasa will move towards the vicinity of Luzon Strait and intensify notably in the next two days.
The observatory says the storm may reach super typhoon intensity and enter the northern part of the South China Sea. Ragasa will edge closer to the coast of Guangdong around Wednesday.
A few Australian tourists, who have been paying attention to the development of the storms, said they will be flying back home on Wednesday.
One tourist said: "Look, you know, if the flights changes, you just gonna roll with it, don't you? That's just part of the international travel, isn't it? We'll be fine. We'll find somewhere. We've got two sons who live here, so we'll go and toss on their floor, if we have to."
The observatory has been applying AI models to help forecast the weather, including the development and trajectory of each storm, allowing authorities to make better predictions. Some residents praised the work of the observatory.
"I think the timely information to us as well as what they do to prepare work to warn us against potential dangers -- I think that's important, and I think they are doing a good job," said one resident. "I mean, why do we need this in the times of typhoons? It's really to keep people safe."
