HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 4 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.6. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN NORTH DISTRICT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, WITH MORE THAN 70
MILLIMETRES OF HOURLY RAINFALL FALLEN OR EXPECTED TO FALL
AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS FLOODING.

THE AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS NOW AFFECTING SHENZHEN
IS MOVING SOUTHWARDS. IT MAY AFFECT THE TERRITORY IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON
THE ALERT.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5:00 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 2:45 AND 3:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN 
NEW TERRITORIES WEST AND NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL
RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
NORTH DISTRICT                   1 TO 57 MM;
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 21 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 19 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:02 HKT ON 18.08.2021