Hong Kong lowers signal to T1 on Saturday, but storm Ragasa edges closer

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Hong Kong Observatory lowered the typhoon signal to No 1 on Saturday morning as tropical depression Mitag moved away from the city but the weather could worsen next week with the potential arrival of Ragasa, which is expected to intensify into a super typhoon.

The Observatory at 9.20am lowered the typhoon warning to No 1 standby signal from the previous No 3 strong wind signal, which was issued on Friday morning.

“In the past few hours, Mitag skirted 100 km north of Hong Kong. It is departing gradually,” the weather forecaster said.

At 9am, Mitag was estimated to be about 130 kilometres north-northwest of Hong Kong. It is expected to move west-northwest slowly across the vicinity of the northern part of the Pearl River Estuary.

But weather in Hong Kong is expected to remain unstable, as rainbands associated with Mitag are bringing squally showers and thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at times.