PRESS WEATHER NO. 181 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 4 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN MAY AFFECT HONG KONG IN A COUPLE OF
HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. 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 6:00 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

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

 

 
SAI KUNG                         3 TO 16 MM;
SHA TIN                          1 TO 13 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 11 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 9 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 8 MM;
KWUN TONG                         3 TO 7 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  5 TO 6 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 4 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      2 TO 4 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        1 TO 3 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     1 TO 3 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      2 TO 3 MM;
WAN CHAI                          1 TO 2 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 1 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                           1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:02 HKT ON 11.08.2022