HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 8 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 32 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 PER
CENT.

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE MA-ON IS MOVING ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE
NORTHERN PART OF LUZON AND LUZON STRAIT. IT IS EXPECTED TO
COME WITHIN 800 KILOMETRES OF HONG KONG TONIGHT. THE
OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO.1 THEN. AFTER
ENTERING THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA,
MA-ON WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARDS, EDGING CLOSER TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG PROGRESSIVELY. THE LOCAL WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
TOMORROW NIGHT (24 AUGUST). WINDS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY
STRENGTHEN FURTHER ON THURSDAY MORNING (25 AUGUST). THERE
WILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS, VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS AND
SWELLS. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF STORM SURGE, LOW-LYING AREAS
MAY BE FLOODING OR HAVE BACKFLOW OF SEAWATER. PLEASE NOTE
THE LATEST INFORMATION ISSUED BY THE OBSERVATORY AND
COMPLETE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST STRONG WINDS,
HEAVY SHOWERS, AND FLOODING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WAS ISSUED AT 8:00 P.M. IT WILL
REMAIN EFFECTIVE UNTIL 11:00 P.M. TODAY. ISOLATED
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              30 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 31 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                // DEGREES;
TAI PO                      31 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     32 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    31 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               30 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    31 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 29 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                32 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    31 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   31 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  30 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              31 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                30 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                31 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                32 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                32 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     30 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   31 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                31 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         32 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              31 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 31 DEGREES.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MA-ON:
LOCATION: 18.4 DEGREES NORTH, 120.5 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 90 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:02 HKT ON 23.08.2022