Matmo (Paolo) formed into a tropical depression on October 1, 2025 over the western Philippine Sea and was a tropical storm by the next day. The storm continued to slowly strengthen as it neared the northern Philippines until it was a typhoon with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).

Typhoon Matmo (Paolo) made landfall in the northeastern Isabela province on October 3, with sustained 81 mph (130 km/h) winds. More than 7,000 residents in flood- and landslide-prone were evacuated across the mountainous provinces of the northern Philippines.

Matmo crossed the island and weakened back to a tropical storm by 09:00 UTC that day, but just 24 hours later, was re-upgraded to a typhoon. The next day at 00:00 UTC, Matmo reached its peak intensity of Category Two equivalent typhoon with sustained winds of 105 mph (169 km/h) over the western West Philippine Sea.

On October 5 at 06:50 UTC, Matmo made landfall over the Leizhou Peninsula as a Category Two storm, bringing heavy rain and strong wind. After briefly entering the Gulf of Tonkin as a a slightly weaker Category One system, Matmo made another landfall over the Guangxi Province on October 5 at 16:10 UTC. The storm quickly broke apart over land, becoming a low-pressure area by 18:00 UTC on October 6.

Moisture from the system brought heavy rain to Vietnam, causing devastating flooding across the northern region, killing at least eight people and damaging thousands of homes.