HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 6 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 24 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 PER
CENT.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN SAI KUNG DISTRICT, WITH MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF
HOURLY RAINFALL FALLEN OR EXPECTED TO FALL AND MAY CAUSE
SERIOUS FLOODING. BESIDES, IN THE PAST 1 HOUR ENDING AT
5:40 A.M., MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL HAVE BEEN
RECORDED IN TSEUNG KWAN O IN SAI KUNG.

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE, THUNDERY
SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE TERRITORY. SHOWERS
WILL BE HEAVY IN SOME AREAS. IN THE PAST ONE HOUR, SEVERE
RAINSTORM AFFECTED PARTS OF THE TERRITORY AND OVER 100
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT TSEUNG KWAN O.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY ON HIGH ALERT.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:00 A.M. TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 23 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              25 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 23 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                23 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      23 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     24 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    24 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               23 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    23 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  23 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              23 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                23 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                23 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                24 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                24 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     24 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   23 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                24 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         24 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              24 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 23 DEGREES.

 

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

 

 
SAI KUNG                        0 TO 106 MM;
KWUN TONG                        4 TO 59 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 2 TO 42 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 8 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 1 TO 7 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 4 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 3 MM;
WAN CHAI                          1 TO 3 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 3 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 1 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 1 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     0 TO 1 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:31 HKT ON 04.05.2024