HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 1 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
REGION. ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, THIS AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL EDGE GRADUALLY TOWARDS THE COAST OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND INTENSIFY
SLIGHTLY. LOCALLY, THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE OBSERVATORY WILL CLOSELY
MONITOR THE MOVEMENT OF THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE OBSERVATORY.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT LANTAU, HONG KONG ISLAND AND KOWLOON. MEMBERS OF
PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 3:00 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 27 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 32 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                31 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      29 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     30 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    30 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                31 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    30 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   31 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  29 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                28 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                28 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              33 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 30 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 11:45 A.M. AND 12:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED
WITHIN NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE
RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 17 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 5 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 2 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 1 MM;
WAN CHAI                          0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:06 HKT ON 18.07.2021