HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 4 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

THE BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE WEST OF THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY IS EDGING TOWARDS HONG KONG. LOCALLY,
THERE WILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS AND INTENSE
GUSTS SHORTLY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT
AND 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 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
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                      23 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 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                    23 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   22 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           22 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  23 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                23 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                24 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              22 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 24 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 2:45 AND 3:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL
RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
YUEN LONG                       14 TO 27 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 24 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   2 TO 23 MM;
TUEN MUN                         4 TO 21 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        2 TO 19 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 11 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 9 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 5 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 2 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:31 HKT ON 04.05.2024