HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 11 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

THE BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS OVER THE WEST OF PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY IS BRINGING HEAVY SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM AND
INTENSE GUST TO THE REGION. IT IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AROUND NOON. 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 2:00 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              28 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 30 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                30 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      30 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     30 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    30 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               29 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    30 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                31 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    28 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                // DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                29 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     29 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   29 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 31 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 9:45 AND 10:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 3 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:02 HKT ON 18.04.2024