The Hong Kong Observatory issued Strong Wind Signal, No. 3 (T3) at 10.20am on Thursday as Typhoon Toraji departed the territory. The observatory forecasts squally showers over Hong Kong during the coming two days under the combined effect of Toraji and the northeast monsoon.
Classes for all AM and whole-day schools, including secondary, primary, special needs, and kindergartens, will be suspended today. However, there will be classes for PM primary and secondary schools, as well as evening schools.
Toraji came within 400km of the city early Wednesday morning and was closest to the SAR in the early hours of Thursday. There will be unsettled weather in Hong Kong on Thursday. Temperatures will range between 23 degrees and 26 degrees Celsius today, but will increase slightly as Toraji moves away from the territory. The local weather forecaster expects it to be less windy and rainy over the weekend, with periods of sunshine.
This is the second typhoon to hit Hong Kong in the past week. Last weekend, Typhoon Yinxing came within 400km of the city, and brought unsettled weather to the SAR. The city’s local forecaster issued T3 (Strong Wind Signal, No. 3) on Saturday, when it came closest to Hong Kong and was at Super Typhoon intensity, then cancelled all tropical cyclone signals once Yinxing departed and rapidly weakened.
The observatory is also monitoring the track of Typhoon Usagi, which is over the seas east of the Philippines and is currently at Super Typhoon intensity. It is predicted to briefly come within 800km of Hong Kong on Friday, before moving towards Taiwan. Typhoon Man-yi, which is a Severe Tropical Storm east of the Philippines as of Thursday morning, is predicted to come within 400km next week, when it will achieve Typhoon status.
Want to know more about Hong Kong weather? Then read our explainer on Hong Kong’s typhoon and weather signals to find out the status of Hong Kong’s transport and other essentials during a typhoon, and take a look at our guide on how to prepare for a typhoon. Visit the Hong Kong Observatory website for more weather updates.
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