HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 7 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 PER
CENT.

 

ON THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER
THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WILL MAINTAIN A
DISTANCE OF OVER 400 KM AWAY FROM HONG KONG TODAY AND MOVE
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF HAINAN ISLAND AND WESTERN
GUANGDONG. SQUALLY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG. THE
OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO.1
DURING THE DAY.

GUSTS REACHING 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY AFFECT
HONG KONG.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:30 A.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL
RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 5 A.M.:
LOCATION: 17.2 DEGREES NORTH, 113.8 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:02 HKT ON 26.07.2016