HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 8 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.7. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

AN AREA OF THUNDERY SHOWERS OVER THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY IS
APPROACHING HONG KONG, AND WILL AFFECT HONG KONG ISLAND AND
URBAN AREAS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:00 A.M. TODAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG
ISLAND AND KOWLOON.
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. VERY HOT
WEATHER MIGHT CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE CARE TO AVOID HEATSTROKE.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 29 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                30 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      30 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     31 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               30 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    32 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                31 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    30 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   31 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  31 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                30 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                30 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     28 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   29 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                30 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 30 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 6:45 AND 7:45 A.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       2 TO 23 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 13 MM;
WAN CHAI                         0 TO 10 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 7 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:04 HKT ON 07.08.2017