PRESS WEATHER NO. 150 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 11 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 24 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 1. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS NOW OVER THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY IS GRADUALLY MOVING EASTWARDS. IT WILL AFFECT
HONG KONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. IF IT CONTINUES TO
EDGE CLOSER TO HONG KONG AND MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY, THE
OBSERVATORY MAY ISSUE THE BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. THE OBSERVATORY WILL CLOSELY
MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RAIN AREA. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT AND TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION.

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 RED RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE LANDSLIP WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 9:45 AND 10:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER
ALL REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SAI KUNG                        0 TO 103 MM;
TAI PO                           1 TO 84 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   1 TO 23 MM;
KWUN TONG                        3 TO 14 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 11 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 1 TO 10 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 8 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 1 TO 8 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        2 TO 5 MM;
WAN CHAI                          1 TO 3 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 2 MM;
YUEN LONG                         1 TO 2 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      1 TO 2 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 2 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 1 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:48 HKT ON 04.05.2024