HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 6 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.3. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

THE MONSOON DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS STRENGTHENING GRADUALLY. A
TROPICAL CYCLONE APPEARS TO BE FORMING. THE OBSERVATORY
WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3
TONIGHT, AND CANCELLING THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL. THE
DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE GRADUALLY TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND TO BEIBU WAN ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. IT WILL BE WINDY WITH SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA. SEAS WILL
BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO STAY AWAY
FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.

STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE EAST. THE PUBLIC SHOULD
BEWARE OF THE POSSIBLE DANGER BROUGHT BY ROUGH SEAS.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:00 P.M. TODAY. ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 26 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                27 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      28 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    28 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                27 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    28 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                26 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 4:45 AND 5:45 P.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 7 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  1 TO 4 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 4 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 1 TO 4 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 3 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 2 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 1 MM;
WAN CHAI                               1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:41 HKT ON 31.07.2020