HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 1 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY. IT
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE LATER TODAY.
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
WILL ENTER WITHIN 800 KILOMETRES OF HONG KONG TOMORROW, AND
HAVING A HIGHER CHANCE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF
HAINAN ISLAND AND WESTERN GUANGDONG AFTERWARDS. HOWEVER,
ITS MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY ARE STILL QUITE UNCERTAIN.
DEPENDING ON ITS MOVEMENT, THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER
ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 TOMORROW (20 JULY)
AFTERNOON TO TOMORROW NIGHT. UNDER ITS INFLUENCE, THERE
WILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS AND IT WILL BE WINDY OFFSHORE AND
ON HIGH GROUND IN THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY
ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE
NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1:30 P.M. TODAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG
ISLAND AND KOWLOON.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              30 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 30 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                28 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      30 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     31 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    28 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               30 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    31 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 28 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                30 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    29 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  29 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                30 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                31 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                31 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   31 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                30 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         31 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 30 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 11:45 A.M. AND 12:45 P.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TAI PO                            0 TO 7 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:02 HKT ON 19.07.2024