HOURLY READINGS

 

AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 30 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 9. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS VERY HIGH.

 

A BAND OF THUNDERY SHOWERS IS APPROACHING FROM THE WATERS
SOUTH OF HONG KONG. IT WILL AFFECT HONG KONG IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE
ALERT.

HOT WEATHER MIGHT CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE
OBSERVATORY ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO STAY ON THE ALERT.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1:15 P.M. TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 31 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              28 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 30 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                32 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      30 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     33 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    31 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               33 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    31 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    31 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   33 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  32 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                30 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                32 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                30 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                32 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   32 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                32 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         32 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              33 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 31 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 8 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 4 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 2 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 1 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 1 MM.

 

A TRACE OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND MIDDAY TODAY. 

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:02 HKT ON 16.08.2017