PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 6 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.7. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA REMAINS RATHER LOOSE. SQUALLY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED
WITH IT AND THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON ARE COVERING THE CENTRAL
TO SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. ACCORDING TO THE
PRESENT FORECAST, THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL INTENSIFY AND
GRADUALLY TAKE A MORE NORTHWESTERLY TRACK, MOVING IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION TO THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND. UNDER
ITS INFLUENCE, THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
WINDS OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND IN THE VICINITY OF THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY WILL PICK UP GRADUALLY LATER TOMORROW.
THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 AT
10:40 P.M. TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE, NOT TO
ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS AND TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER
FORECAST.

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 4:45 AND 5:45 P.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 7 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 6 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 5 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 5 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 3 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 2 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 5 P.M.:
LOCATION: 15.9 DEGREES NORTH, 113.8 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:02 HKT ON 20.07.2024