HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 10 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 3. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

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 CONTINUE
TO AFFECT HONG KONG.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOON 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                 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                28 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    31 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               28 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                31 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    30 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                28 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                30 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                28 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     30 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                30 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 8:45 AND 9:45 A.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 13 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 6 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 3 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM TALAS AT 10 A.M.:
LOCATION: 17.8 DEGREES NORTH, 109.1 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:02 HKT ON 16.07.2017