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