PRESS WEATHER NO. 142 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:02 HKT ON 06.09.2024
AT 10 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 1. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.
IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, YAGI CONTINUED TO TAKE A MORE
WESTERLY TRACK AND DEPARTED GRADUALLY FROM HONG KONG.
GENERAL WINDS OVER HONG KONG ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN
GRADUALLY. THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STRONG WIND
SIGNAL, NO. 3 AT 12:40 P.M.
THE RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH YAGI WILL STILL AFFECT THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY, BRINGING SQUALLY
SHOWERS TO HONG KONG. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THERE
WILL BE VIOLENT GUSTS OCCASIONALLY. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH
SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM
THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNAL NO. 8 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 12:30 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:
KING'S PARK 27 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 29 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 26 DEGREES;
TAI PO 27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 28 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 29 DEGREES;
TSING YI 28 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 27 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 27 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 27 DEGREES;
STANLEY 27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 28 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 28 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 26 DEGREES.
BETWEEN 8:45 AND 9:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:
NORTH DISTRICT 1 TO 8 MM;
TAI PO 0 TO 6 MM;
YUEN LONG 0 TO 3 MM;
SHA TIN 0 TO 1 MM.
HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SUPER TYPHOON YAGI AT 10 A.M.:
LOCATION: 19.2 DEGREES NORTH, 112.2 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 230 KM/H.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:02 HKT ON 06.09.2024