HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 6 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 PER
CENT.

 

AREAS OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER
THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
TERRITORY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 80 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 6:45 A.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              24 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 23 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                24 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      24 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    24 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               24 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    24 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 24 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                25 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    24 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           23 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  24 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              24 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                24 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                // DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                24 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     24 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   24 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              24 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 24 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 4:45 AND 5:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, NEW TERRITORIES WEST, HONG KONG AND
KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

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

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:02 HKT ON 23.04.2024