HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 2 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 32 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 59 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

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 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY CONTINUE
TO AFFECT HONG KONG.

HAIL WAS REPORTED AT TAI PO AT AROUND 1:00 P.M. HAIL MAY
CONTINUE TO AFFECT HONG KONG SHORTLY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4:30 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                 32 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              34 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                32 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      24 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    34 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               33 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    32 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 33 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                35 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    28 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              32 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                32 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                29 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                34 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                30 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     34 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   33 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         33 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              33 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 12:45 AND 1:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER
ALL REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TAI PO                           0 TO 31 MM;
KWAI TSING                       5 TO 25 MM;
SHA TIN                          0 TO 14 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                     1 TO 10 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 8 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 8 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 8 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 3 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:41 HKT ON 30.07.2016