HOURLY READINGS


 

AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 11. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS EXTREME. THE
PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE UNDER THE SUN
TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO SKIN AND EYES.

 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP GRADUALLY OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. ACCORDING TO THE
PRESENT FORECAST, IT WILL MOVE WEST IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF HAINAN ISLAND, MAINTAINING A DISTANCE FROM
HONG KONG. THERE ARE STILL UNCERTAINTIES IN ITS DEVELOPMENT
AND MOVEMENT, BUT HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 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 WAS ISSUED AT 12:45 P.M. IT WILL
REMAIN EFFECTIVE UNTIL 2:45 P.M. TODAY. ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER LANTAU, HONG KONG
ISLAND AND KOWLOON.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 A.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 2 MM.

 

15.3 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND MIDDAY TODAY. 
429.1 MM OF RAINFALL HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY IN JUNE THIS YEAR. THE ACCUMULATED RAINFALL
SINCE 1ST JANUARY UP TO THE END OF JUNE THIS YEAR WAS
1109.4 MM COMPARED WITH THE NORMAL OF 1096.9 MM FOR THE
SAME PERIOD.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:46 HKT ON 01.07.2019