HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 2 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 32 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 68 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 8. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS VERY HIGH.

 

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND
REMAINS AT A DISTANCE OF MORE THAN 800 KILOMETRES FROM HONG
KONG. ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WILL COME WITHIN 800 KILOMETRES OF THE TERRITORY
LATER TODAY (29 JUNE). THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER
ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 TONIGHT DEPENDING ON THE
CHANGE IN LOCAL WIND STRENGTH. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG TO HAINAN ISLAND IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
LOCALLY, WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY WITH MORE SHOWERS
TOMORROW (30 JUNE). IT WILL BE WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS
ON 1 JULY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE OBSERVATORY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4:00 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD BEWARE OF HEATSTROKE AND DRINK MORE WATER.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 31 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 33 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                31 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      32 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     33 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    30 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               31 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    30 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 29 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                32 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    33 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   33 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           32 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  32 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              32 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                33 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                32 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                32 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     30 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   31 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                32 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         31 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              34 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 32 DEGREES.

 

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

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 17 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 3 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT NOON:
LOCATION: 15.2 DEGREES NORTH, 116.2 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:02 HKT ON 29.06.2022