PRESS WEATHER NO. 092 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 7 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 PER
CENT.

 

A STRONG SOUTHWEST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL IS NOW IN FORCE.
 
BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GAEMI IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
NORTH ACROSS INLAND FUJIAN, GRADUALLY MOVING AWAY FROM HONG
KONG AND CONTINUING TO WEAKEN. IT WILL NOT POSE DIRECT
THREAT TO THE TERRITORY.

STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD BEWARE OF THE POSSIBLE DANGER BROUGHT BY ROUGH SEAS.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:30 A.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER NEW TERRITORIES
EAST.
THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              29 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 29 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                28 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      28 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               28 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    29 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  28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                28 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                29 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     28 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   29 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 28 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL
RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 5 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 5 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 2 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GAEMI AT 6
A.M.:
LOCATION: 25.9 DEGREES NORTH, 118.8 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:16 HKT ON 26.07.2024