HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 1 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 PER
CENT.

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE VONGFONG WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT
TOWARDS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN, AND FURTHER WEAKEN TODAY
(17 MAY). 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 THIS 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 IS NOW IN FORCE. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD BEWARE OF HEATSTROKE AND DRINK MORE WATER.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 27 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                27 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                27 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                27 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                27 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION VONGFONG AT
11:00 P.M. YESTERDAY:
LOCATION: 19.4 DEGREES NORTH, 120.2 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:02 HKT ON 17.05.2020