PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:02 HKT ON 06.09.2024
AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 2:30 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 27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 28 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 27 DEGREES;
TAI PO 28 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 27 DEGREES;
TSING YI 27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 27 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 27 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 27 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 28 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 28 DEGREES;
STANLEY 27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 28 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 27 DEGREES.
BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:
ISLANDS DISTRICT 2 TO 9 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 2 TO 7 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 3 TO 7 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT 1 TO 4 MM;
TSUEN WAN 0 TO 4 MM;
WAN CHAI 0 TO 4 MM;
KWAI TSING 1 TO 3 MM;
TUEN MUN 1 TO 3 MM;
KWUN TONG 0 TO 3 MM;
TAI PO 0 TO 2 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 1 TO 2 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 1 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN 1 TO 2 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT 0 TO 1 MM;
SAI KUNG 0 TO 1 MM;
SHA TIN 0 TO 1 MM;
YUEN LONG 0 TO 1 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG 1 MM.
51.6 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND MIDDAY TODAY.
HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SUPER TYPHOON YAGI AT NOON:
LOCATION: 19.5 DEGREES NORTH, 111.8 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 230 KM/H.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:02 HKT ON 06.09.2024