PRESS WEATHER NO. 093 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 1 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 33 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 9. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS VERY HIGH.

 

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.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING WAS ISSUED AT 1:00 P.M. THE
PUBLIC SHOULD BEWARE OF HEATSTROKE AND DRINK MORE WATER.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 32 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              30 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 32 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                31 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      30 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     32 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    31 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               29 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    31 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 34 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                31 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    32 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   31 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  31 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              31 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                32 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                31 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                31 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   29 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                32 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              33 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 33 DEGREES.

 

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 13:02 HKT ON 16.05.2020