1 hour ago Hong Kong to assess need for No 3 typhoon warning signal on Sunday

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong readers now get 50% off their first year of subscription until September 21, 2025. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will assess the need to issue the No 3 typhoon warning signal on Sunday, expecting a tropical depression to intensify and enter within 200km (125 miles) of the city next week. The Hong Kong Observatory raised the No 1 signal at 10.20pm...

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43 h. ago Hong Kong could face windy, wet weekend as potential tropical cyclone forms

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong could experience windy and wet weather from the coming weekend under the influence of a low-pressure area that may become a tropical cyclone, according to the city’s weather forecaster. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Thursday that the low-pressure area might turn into a tropical...

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6 d. ago Weather forecaster urges Hongkongers to seek shelter amid violent gusts

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong readers now get 50% off their first year of subscription until September 21, 2025. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has called on members of the public to seek safe shelters as violent gusts hit the city. Gusts of about 80km/h (50mph) were recorded in Lau Fau Shan in Yuen Long at around 2.10pm on Saturday. “Violent gusts may continue to affect Hong...

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9 d. ago Hong Kong to consider issuing No 1 typhoon warning signal on Thursday night

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has said it will consider issuing the No 1 typhoon warning signal on Thursday night, adding the city is expected to experience scattered thunderstorms the next day. The Hong Kong Observatory said a broad area of low pressure was consolidating and expected to...

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9 d. ago Hong Kong to issue T1 signal between 6pm and 8pm on Thursday

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong readers now get 50% off their first year of subscription until September 21, 2025. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has said it will issue the No 1 typhoon warning signal between 6pm and 8pm on Thursday, adding the city is expected to experience scattered thunderstorms the next day. The Hong Kong Observatory said a broad area of low pressure had...

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9 d. ago Hong Kong weather: T1 warning to remain in effect until Friday morning

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong readers now get 50% off their first year of subscription until September 21, 2025. The No 1 typhoon warning will remain in effect in Hong Kong until at least 9am on Friday, with the approaching storm being the eighth to trigger an alert in the first eight months of 2025, the most over such a period since records began nearly 80 years ago. The...

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9 d. ago Hong Kong weather: T1 warning to remain in effect until at least 6pm on Friday

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong readers now get 50% off their first year of subscription until September 21, 2025. The No 1 typhoon warning will remain in effect in Hong Kong until at least 6pm on Friday, with the approaching storm being the eighth to trigger an alert in the first eight months of 2025, the most over such a period since records began nearly 80 years ago. The...

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1 week ago Hong Kong may issue No 1 typhoon warning signal between Wednesday and Thursday

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has said it may issue a No 1 typhoon warning signal on Wednesday night or Thursday morning, with thunderstorms expected over the next two days. “The broad area of low pressure to the west of Luzon has entered the central and northern parts of the South China Sea...

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1 week ago All typhoon signals in Hong Kong to be cancelled at 12.10pm as cyclone departs

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. All typhoon signals will be cancelled at 12.10pm on Sunday as Tropical Cyclone Kajiki moves further away from Hong Kong, according to the city’s weather forecaster. The Hong Kong Observatory said the No 1 typhoon signal would be replaced by the strong monsoon signal at noon, as Kajiki moved...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong issues T1 typhoon signal as tropical depression set to intensify

Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has issued the No 1 typhoon warning signal as an area of low pressure over the seas west of Luzon has intensified into a tropical depression. “The tropical depression will move across the central and northern parts of the South China Sea and intensify gradually over the weekend, maintaining a distance of about 500km [310 miles] or more from Hong Kong,” the Observatory said on Friday. “It will move in the general direction of the southern part of Hainan Island and...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong set for hot weather of up to 33 degrees before thunderstorms from Sunday

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong is bracing for scorching heat before showers and thunderstorms return from Sunday amid a developing area of low pressure, according to the city’s weather forecaster. The mercury may reach 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 degrees Fahrenheit) or higher on Friday and Saturday due to an...

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2 w. ago Man arrested over burglary of Hong Kong restaurants, bakery amid extreme weather

Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of targeting two restaurants and a bakery in a string of burglaries amid extreme weather, resulting in the theft of HK$80,000 (US$10,250) worth of items and cash. Inspector Wan Man-kin of the Wong Tai Sin police district on Wednesday said officers launched an investigation last Thursday after an employee of a restaurant at a shopping centre in Choi Hung reported a break-in. Wan said the lock and security chain of the venue’s front door had been...

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2 w. ago Amber rainstorm warning issued as heavy showers hit Hong Kong

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has issued an amber rainstorm warning signal, saying the city is expected to experience widespread heavy showers and a few squally thunderstorms. The Hong Kong Observatory raised the signal at 9.41am on Tuesday and said that an active southerly airstream was...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong cancels amber rainstorm warning, but heavy showers persist

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster cancelled an amber rainstorm warning signal on Tuesday, but warned that showers and squally thunderstorms would persist throughout the day. The Hong Kong Observatory lifted the signal at 11.15am after it issued it at 9.41am and said that an active southerly...

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2 w. ago Amber warning reinstated after heavy rain forces class suspension in Hong Kong

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster issued another amber rainstorm warning on Monday, several hours after squally thunderstorms forced education authorities to suspend all morning and whole-day classes. The Hong Kong Observatory raised the second amber warning of the day at 10.20am. The first one...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong cancels all rainstorm signals after showers force class suspensions

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster cancelled all rainstorm warning signals on Monday, several hours after squally thunderstorms forced education authorities to suspend all morning and whole-day classes. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the second amber warning of the day at 10.20am and cancelled...

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2 w. ago No 1 typhoon signal in Hong Kong to remain in force until noon on Sunday

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The No 1 typhoon signal will remain in force in Hong Kong at least until noon on Sunday, while the weather forecaster will assess the need to upgrade it to No 3 in the afternoon. The Hong Kong Observatory said the tropical depression would remain at least 600 kilometres (373 miles) from the...

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2 w. ago No 1 typhoon signal in Hong Kong to remain in force until 8pm on Sunday

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The No 1 typhoon signal will remain in force in Hong Kong at least until noon on Sunday, while the weather forecaster will assess the need to upgrade it to No 3 later in the day. The Hong Kong Observatory said the tropical depression would remain at least 600 kilometres (373 miles) from the...

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3 w. ago Storm Podul: Hong Kong issues black rainstorm warning, cancels classes

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has issued a black rain warning signal as Tropical Storm Podul skirts the city, with education authorities cancelling morning and whole-day school classes. The Hong Kong Observatory raised the signal at 7.50am on Thursday, meaning that heavy rain has fallen or is...

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3 w. ago Storm Podul: Hong Kong to lower black rainstorm signal to red, warns of flooding

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has issued a black rain warning signal as Tropical Storm Podul skirts the city, with residents being warned of flooding and education authorities cancelling classes of all-day schools. The Hong Kong Observatory raised the signal at 7.50am on Thursday and said it...

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