HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 3 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 PER
CENT.

 

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NOW OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION,
AND MAINTAINS A DISTANCE OF AROUND 800 KILOMETERS FROM HONG
KONG. DEPENDING ON ITS ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT AND MOVEMENT, THE
OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1
THIS MORNING.
 
THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF WESTERN GUANGDONG AND HAINAN ISLAND AFTERWARDS.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ITS OUTER RAINBANDS, IT WILL BE
WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER
HONG KONG TODAY AND TOMORROW (10 AUGUST). THERE WILL BE
SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE OBSERVATORY AND BE
PREPARED FOR THE WINDY AND RAINY WEATHER.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4:30 A.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              25 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                24 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 24 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                26 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  25 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 1:45 AND 2:45 A.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
NORTH DISTRICT                    1 TO 3 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 3 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 3 MM;
YUEN LONG                         1 TO 3 MM;
SAI KUNG                          1 TO 2 MM;
SHA TIN                           1 TO 2 MM;
KWUN TONG                              2 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT             1 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                       1 MM;
KWAI TSING                             1 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                      1 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 1 MM;
WAN CHAI                               1 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                          1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                           1 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                           1 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                           1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 3 A.M.:
LOCATION: 16.4 DEGREES NORTH, 112.8 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:03 HKT ON 09.08.2022