PRESS WEATHER NO. 193 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 3. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

THE AREAS OF THUNDERY SHOWERS AFFECTING HONG KONG SLIGHTLY
WEAKENED AND DEPARTED GRADUALLY. HOWEVER, ANOTHER INTENSE
BAND OF THUNDERY SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN GUANGDONG IS
EDGING TOWARDS THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. IT MAY START TO
AFFECT HONG KONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC PLEASE CONTINUE TO PAY ATTENTION TO 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 AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL WAS ISSUED AT 3:50 P.M.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5:30 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                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 22 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                22 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      24 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    22 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               24 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    24 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 24 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                23 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    25 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   23 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  24 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                24 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   24 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              22 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 23 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 1:45 AND 2:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, NEW TERRITORIES WEST, HONG KONG AND
KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SAI KUNG                         7 TO 40 MM;
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 30 MM;
TUEN MUN                         0 TO 29 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   5 TO 22 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                0 TO 19 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 17 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 17 MM;
KWUN TONG                        2 TO 13 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 12 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 2 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:52 HKT ON 04.05.2024