PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 2 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 7. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS HIGH.

 

AN AREA OF THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BROAD
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BRING SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
CONTINUE TO 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 5:00 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 30 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 31 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                30 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      29 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     30 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               31 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    30 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                27 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    31 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  29 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                30 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                31 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                31 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     30 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   29 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                30 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         30 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              33 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 29 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 12:45 AND 1:45 P.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 8 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 1 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 1 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:51 HKT ON 20.08.2022