HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 2 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 1. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN LANTAU ISLAND IN ISLANDS DISTRICT, WITH MORE THAN 70
MILLIMETRES OF HOURLY RAINFALL FALLEN OR EXPECTED TO FALL
AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS FLOODING. BESIDES, IN THE PAST 1 HOUR
ENDING AT 11:45 A.M., MORE THAN 90 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN CHEUNG SHA IN LANTAU ISLAND.

HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO AFFECT HONG KONG. MEANWHILE, THE
BAND OF THUNDERY SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
TERRITORY IS EDGING CLOSER GRADUALLY. ACCORDING TO PRESENT
INDICATIONS, WHETHER RED RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL NEEDS TO
BE ISSUED DEPENDS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BAND OF
THUNDERY SHOWERS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY ON THE
ALERT AND CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE CHANGE IN WEATHER.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 3:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 26 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                27 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      25 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    25 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                26 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  25 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                26 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                28 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                27 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 24 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 12:45 AND 1:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER
ALL REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 41 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        2 TO 36 MM;
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 28 MM;
TUEN MUN                         0 TO 27 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 12 MM;
KWAI TSING                       3 TO 11 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 4 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    1 TO 4 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 2 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 2 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:27 HKT ON 21.05.2024