Hong Kong issues T1 on Friday evening, to consider higher warning for next day

Matmo is 12th tropical cyclone to trigger typhoon warning in Hong Kong this year, setting record

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Rain in Tsim Sha Tsui last month. The Observatory noted there were 13 hot nights in September, breaking the previous record set in 2021, and 15 very hot days, also one of the highest records for the month. Photo: Jelly Tse

Published: 10:24am, 3 Oct 2025Updated: 8:27pm, 3 Oct 2025

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The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No 1 typhoon warning at 7.40pm on Friday and said it would consider upgrading to a higher signal in the early afternoon of the next day, as Severe Tropical Storm Matmo moves nearer to the city.

Matmo was the 12th storm to trigger a warning in Hong Kong this year, the most since 1946, but the typhoon season had yet to come to an end, it warned.

The forecaster said Matmo had already entered within 800km (497 miles) of Hong Kong and would move across the central and northern parts of the South China Sea while intensifying gradually.

“Matmo is expected to maintain a distance of about 500km or more from Hong Kong [on Friday night] and [Saturday] morning. The standby signal, No 1, will remain in force until noon [on Saturday],” it said.

The Observatory said it would consider the No 3 warning on Saturday early afternoon.

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