PRESS WEATHER NO. 161 - HOURLY READINGS

***************************************

HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

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                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 29 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                // DEGREES;
TAI PO                      28 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     28 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               29 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    30 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                27 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                27 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                28 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                28 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                29 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                28 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         28 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 29 DEGREES.

 

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

 

 
TUEN MUN                         1 TO 10 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 7 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 2 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 2 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 1 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 1 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 1 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:02 HKT ON 20.08.2022