HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 8 A.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 0.5. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

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.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:30 A.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 27 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              29 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 30 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                30 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     28 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    30 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 28 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                30 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    28 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                28 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                28 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              30 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 6:45 AND 7:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE
RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 7 MM;
WAN CHAI                          4 TO 7 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 5 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 4 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     1 TO 4 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      0 TO 4 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 3 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 2 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION:
LOCATION: 17.6 DEGREES NORTH, 113.3 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 55 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:16 HKT ON 26.07.2016