HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 8 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 23 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 PER
CENT.

 

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.

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 9:30 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                 22 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              22 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 22 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                22 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      22 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     23 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    22 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               22 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    23 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 21 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                23 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    22 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   22 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           21 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  22 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              22 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                22 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                21 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                22 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                22 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     22 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   22 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                22 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         22 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              22 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 22 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 6:45 AND 7:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 3 TO 14 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       5 TO 13 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        8 TO 13 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                     9 TO 12 MM;
KWAI TSING                       8 TO 11 MM;
TAI PO                           3 TO 11 MM;
YUEN LONG                        4 TO 11 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   3 TO 10 MM;
TUEN MUN                         4 TO 10 MM;
SHA TIN                           3 TO 8 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 3 TO 7 MM;
WAN CHAI                          4 TO 7 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     5 TO 7 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      3 TO 7 MM;
SAI KUNG                          2 TO 6 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  2 TO 5 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      3 TO 5 MM;
KWUN TONG                         3 TO 5 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:02 HKT ON 04.05.2024