HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 9 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IS COVERING SOUTHEASTERN CHINA.
TROPICAL CYCLONE TALAS TO THE SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST TODAY, SKIRTING THE
SOUTHERN PART OF HAINAN ISLAND AND THEN MOVING INTO BEIBU
WAN, GRADUALLY MOVING AWAY FROM HONG KONG. IT WILL NOT
DIRECTLY AFFECT THE TERRITORY. HOWEVER, UNDER THE COMBINED
EFFECT OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AND TALAS, IT WILL BE
WINDIER WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY. PEOPLE OUT TO THE SEA OR ENGAGING IN
WATER SPORTS SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE WEATHER CHANGES.

GUSTS REACHING 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY AFFECT
HONG KONG.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10:00 A.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 7:45 AND 8:45 A.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 9 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 7 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 7 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 6 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 6 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 5 MM;
WAN CHAI                          2 TO 4 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        1 TO 3 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 3 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 3 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      1 TO 3 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 2 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 2 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 2 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      0 TO 2 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     0 TO 1 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 1 MM.

 

BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 A.M. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS
26.1 DEGREES CELSIUS AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM TALAS AT 9 A.M.:
LOCATION: 17.7 DEGREES NORTH, 109.3 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:05 HKT ON 16.07.2017