HOURLY READINGS


 

AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 18 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 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 RAI OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA IS MOVING GENERALLY WESTWARDS. IT WILL TURN TO A
NORTHERLY TRACK ON SUNDAY (19 DECEMBER) AND WEAKEN
GRADUALLY.  RAI IS EXPECTED TO COME WITHIN 800 KILOMETRES
OF HONG KONG ON MONDAY (20 DECEMBER).  RAIN BANDS
ASSOCIATED WITH RAI WILL BRING RAINY WEATHER TO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.  THERE IS STILL
UNCERTAINTY IN THE SUBSEQUENT INTENSITY AND MOVEMENT OF RAI
AS IT EDGES CLOSER TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA.  THE OBSERVATORY WILL CLOSELY MONITOR ITS DEVELOPMENT.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF CHANGES IN
WEATHER EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE FIRE DANGER WARNING IS YELLOW AND THE FIRE RISK IS HIGH.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 17 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              19 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 18 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                18 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      18 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     18 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    17 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               19 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    17 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 19 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                18 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    18 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   19 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           17 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  19 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              19 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                19 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                18 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                20 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                19 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     19 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   19 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                20 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         19 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              17 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 19 DEGREES.

 

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

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TYPHOON RAI AT NOON:
LOCATION: 11.2 DEGREES NORTH, 115.2 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:18 HKT ON 18.12.2021