HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 20 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 52 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 3. 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                 20 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              21 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 20 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                20 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      19 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     20 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    20 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               21 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    19 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 21 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                20 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    21 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   20 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           19 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  21 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              20 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                19 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                20 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                21 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                20 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     20 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   19 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                22 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         20 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              21 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 20 DEGREES.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TYPHOON RAI AT 1 P.M.:
LOCATION: 11.2 DEGREES NORTH, 114.8 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:02 HKT ON 18.12.2021