HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 1 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 33 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 62 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 6. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS HIGH.

 

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NOW OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES IS EXPECTED TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THOUGH THERE
ARE STILL UNCERTAINTIES IN ITS TRACK AND INTENSITY, IT IS
EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE
LATEST FORECAST OF THE OBSERVATORY AND GET PREPARED.

GUSTS REACHING 100 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
CONTINUE TO AFFECT HONG KONG.

HAIL WAS REPORTED AT TAI PO AT AROUND 1:00 P.M.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 3:00 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. VERY HOT
WEATHER MIGHT CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE CARE TO AVOID HEATSTROKE.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 33 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              34 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 35 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                34 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      29 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     35 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    36 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               36 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    33 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 33 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                35 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    32 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   35 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           31 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  31 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              35 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                35 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                34 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                36 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                35 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     33 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   35 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                34 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         34 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              36 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 11:45 A.M. AND 12:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED
WITHIN NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 3 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:34 HKT ON 30.07.2016