HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 2 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
REGION. ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, THIS AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL EDGE GRADUALLY TOWARDS THE COAST OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND INTENSIFY
SLIGHTLY. LOCALLY, THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE OBSERVATORY WILL CLOSELY
MONITOR THE MOVEMENT OF THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE OBSERVATORY.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT LANTAU, HONG KONG ISLAND AND KOWLOON. MEMBERS OF
PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 3:00 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 27 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 32 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                31 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      29 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     30 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                30 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    29 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                28 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                28 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                28 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              31 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 31 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 12:45 AND 1:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 6 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 1 TO 5 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 4 MM;
WAN CHAI                          2 TO 4 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 2 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 1 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:02 HKT ON 18.07.2021