PRESS WEATHER NO. 114 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 32 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 68 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 7. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS HIGH.

 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
ARE EDGING TOWARDS HONG KONG FROM THE NORTH. SHOWERS MAY BE
HEAVY OVER THE NEW TERRITORIES IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD BEWARE OF HEATSTROKE AND DRINK MORE WATER.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 32 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              32 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 29 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                33 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      32 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     33 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    32 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               32 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    31 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 32 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                32 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    32 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  32 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              31 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                32 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                32 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                33 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                34 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   33 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                32 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         33 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              31 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 33 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 1:45 AND 2:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 7 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 3 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:36 HKT ON 30.08.2022