PRESS WEATHER NO. 122 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 4 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 35 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 5. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:00 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER NEW TERRITORIES.
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. THE WEATHER
IS EXTREMELY HOT AND THERE IS PROLONGED HEAT! PLEASE PAY
ATTENTION TO HEALTH CONDITIONS. DRINK MORE WATER AND TAKE
ALL NECESSARY PROTECTIVE MEASURES AGAINST THE HEAT. AVOID
VIGOROUS OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES. IF FEELING UNWELL,
SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 35 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              35 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 37 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                36 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      37 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     36 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    35 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               35 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    35 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 33 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                36 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    33 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   38 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           34 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  35 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              34 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                35 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                35 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                36 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                36 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     33 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   37 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                33 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         36 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              37 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 35 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 2:45 AND 3:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST.

 

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:16 HKT ON 05.08.2024