HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 7 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 23 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 PER
CENT.

 

THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NOW AFFECTING THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY
PERSISTENTLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS (22 AND 23 APRIL).
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION DISSEMINATED BY THE OBSERVATORY BEFORE
GOING TO WORK OR SCHOOL. CANDIDATES SITTING FOR PUBLIC
EXAMINATIONS SHOULD ALLOW SUFFICIENT TRAVELLING TIME.

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 9:00 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 23 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              23 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 23 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                22 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      23 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     23 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    23 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               22 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    23 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 22 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                25 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    23 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   23 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           22 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  22 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              22 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                22 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                22 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                23 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                23 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     22 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   22 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                23 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         23 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              23 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 22 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

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

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:02 HKT ON 21.04.2024