PRESS WEATHER NO. 165 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 1 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 24 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.5. 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
CONTINUE TO 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 3:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
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                23 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      24 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    24 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               24 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    24 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 23 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                23 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                24 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                25 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                25 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     24 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   24 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                24 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              24 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 23 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 11:45 A.M. AND 12:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED
OVER ALL REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS
WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 42 MM;
KWAI TSING                      16 TO 31 MM;
TSUEN WAN                       17 TO 26 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       4 TO 17 MM;
TAI PO                           4 TO 17 MM;
SHA TIN                         14 TO 16 MM;
TUEN MUN                         6 TO 16 MM;
YUEN LONG                        4 TO 16 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                    13 TO 15 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                     5 TO 12 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                    11 TO 12 MM;
SAI KUNG                         1 TO 10 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  3 TO 8 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     5 TO 8 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    3 TO 7 MM;
KWUN TONG                         5 TO 7 MM;
WAN CHAI                          3 TO 6 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 5 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:11 HKT ON 04.05.2024