HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 6 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 0.1. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

ALTHOUGH THE BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS THAT BROUGHT
VIOLENT GUST TO HONG KONG HAS MOVED AWAY, THERE IS STILL
DEVELOPMENT OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE WEST OF THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. THEY MAY BRING HEAVY RAIN TO THE
TERRITORY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. WHETHER A HIGHER
RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED DEPENDS ON THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREAS OF THUNDERY SHOWERS. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY ALERT AND CONTINUE TO PAY ATTENTION
TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

VIOLENT GUSTS REACHING 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
CONTINUE TO AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK
SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SEVERE 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                 23 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              24 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 23 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                22 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      23 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    22 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               24 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    24 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 21 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                23 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    22 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   22 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           22 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  22 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              23 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                23 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                24 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                24 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                24 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     24 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   24 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                22 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              22 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 23 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 4:45 AND 5:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 1 TO 33 MM;
TUEN MUN                         8 TO 32 MM;
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 22 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 15 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 3 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 3 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 2 MM;
WAN CHAI                          1 TO 2 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 1 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 1 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 1 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 1 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     0 TO 1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      0 TO 1 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:52 HKT ON 04.05.2024