PRESS WEATHER NO. 086 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 11 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 30 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ADOPTED A MORE WESTERLY
TRACK AND ITS STRUCTURE IS STILL RATHER LOOSELY ORGANISED.
IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE
VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND AND MAINTAIN A DISTANCE OF OVER
600 KILOMETERS FROM HONG KONG DURING THE DAY TODAY (20
JULY). THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY
SIGNAL, NO. 1 THIS EVENING TO TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE SWELLS
OVER SEAS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY
FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE, THERE WILL BE
SQUALLY SHOWERS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY OVER THE VICINITY OF
THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE
NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST.

HOT WEATHER MIGHT CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT AND DRINK MORE WATER.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 12:30 P.M. TODAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 31 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              32 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 29 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                28 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      29 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     30 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               30 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    29 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 30 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                32 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    30 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  29 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                31 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                30 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                32 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                30 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     34 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   30 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                30 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         31 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 28 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 9:45 AND 10:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, NEW TERRITORIES WEST, HONG KONG AND
KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 22 MM;
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 19 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 15 MM;
SHA TIN                           1 TO 7 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 7 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      4 TO 7 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 4 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 3 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 1 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 10 A.M.:
LOCATION: 15.6 DEGREES NORTH, 114.5 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:02 HKT ON 20.07.2024