PRESS WEATHER NO. 136 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 5 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 59 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA NEAR VIETNAM HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION THIS AFTERNOON (17 OCTOBER). ACCORDING TO THE
PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WILL MOVE
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS, MAINTAINING A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 800 KILOMETRES FROM
HONG KONG AND NOT POSING A DIRECT THREAT TO THE TERRITORY.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, LOCAL WINDS
WILL BE RATHER STRONG TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH STRONG WINDS
OFFSHORE. WINDS ON HIGH GROUND WILL OCCASIONALLY REACH GALE
FORCE. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION, IT WILL BE CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS IN HONG
KONG ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SHOWERS WILL BE MORE
FREQUENT AT TIMES AND IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER. MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER
BULLETIN FROM THE OBSERVATORY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                25 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 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                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   // 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                26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 4 P.M.:
LOCATION: 16.0 DEGREES NORTH, 109.9 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:02 HKT ON 17.10.2023