PRESS WEATHER NO. 119 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND INTENSE GUST MAY AFFECT HONG KONG
IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON
THE ALERT.

VIOLENT GUSTS REACHING 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 2:00 P.M. TODAY. SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER
ALL REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 10 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        1 TO 8 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 7 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      3 TO 7 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                           6 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 6 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 5 MM;
WAN CHAI                          0 TO 5 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         1 TO 4 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      0 TO 4 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 3 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 3 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 3 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 3 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 3 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     2 TO 3 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 1 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 1 MM.

 

3.4 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND MIDDAY TODAY. 

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:32 HKT ON 18.04.2024