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PRESS WEATHER NO. 116 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS


 
AT 4 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 34 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 3. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.


 
A BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG, IT IS EXPECTED THAT SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVY OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.


 
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:


 
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. THE WEATHER
IS EXTREMELY HOT! 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                 34 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 34 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 33 DEGREES;
TAI PO 34 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 31 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 34 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 35 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 29 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 32 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 35 DEGREES;
TSING YI 31 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 35 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 32 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 33 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 33 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 34 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 33 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 34 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 35 DEGREES;
STANLEY 32 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 34 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 31 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 35 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 36 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 30 DEGREES.


 
BETWEEN 2:45 AND 3:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN 
NEW TERRITORIES WEST AND NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL
RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:


 

 
NORTH DISTRICT 0 TO 3 MM;
SHA TIN 0 TO 3 MM;
TAI PO 0 TO 3 MM;
SAI KUNG 0 TO 1 MM.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:03 HKT ON 28.08.2024

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