HOURLY READINGS


 

AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 24 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.4. 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                 23 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                23 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      24 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    24 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               23 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    24 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 24 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                24 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              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                24 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         24 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              24 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 23 DEGREES.

 

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

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 3 TO 69 MM;
SAI KUNG                         7 TO 57 MM;
TUEN MUN                        10 TO 23 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                    18 TO 21 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                15 TO 20 MM;
KWAI TSING                      12 TO 20 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT               10 TO 19 MM;
TAI PO                           1 TO 19 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT      12 TO 18 MM;
SHA TIN                          3 TO 18 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        8 TO 17 MM;
WAN CHAI                        11 TO 14 MM;
KWUN TONG                       10 TO 14 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                    10 TO 13 MM;
YUEN LONG                        1 TO 12 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                         11 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                     5 TO 10 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 2 MM.

 

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

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:02 HKT ON 04.05.2024