PRESS WEATHER NO. 083 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 30 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE VONGFONG WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE LUZON
STRAIT AND THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN, AND FURTHER WEAKEN
TODAY (16 MAY) AND TOMORROW. VONGFONG IS EXPECTED TO
MAINTAIN A DISTANCE FROM HONG KONG AND ITS CIRCULATION IS
RELATIVELY COMPACT, POSING NO DIRECT THREAT TO THE
TERRITORY. HOWEVER, THE WEATHER OVER SOUTHERN CHINA WILL
BECOME UNSETTLED NEXT WEEK UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE. HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED IN HONG KONG LATER ON MONDAY TO TUESDAY.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BEWARE OF THE CHANGEABLE
WEATHER.

HOT WEATHER MIGHT CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT AND DRINK MORE WATER.

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              30 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 32 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                31 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      30 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     30 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    31 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               30 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    31 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 33 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                30 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    31 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   33 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  32 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                30 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                31 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                30 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                30 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   29 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                31 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              33 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 33 DEGREES.

 

NO RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND MIDDAY TODAY. 

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM VONGFONG AT NOON:
LOCATION: 17.9 DEGREES NORTH, 120.2 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:02 HKT ON 16.05.2020