HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 30 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.9. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

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                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              32 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 23 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                25 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      25 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               30 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    29 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 29 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                32 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  25 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                30 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                28 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                31 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                28 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     32 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   30 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         30 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              25 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 1:45 AND 2:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 55 MM;
SHA TIN                          0 TO 46 MM;
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 43 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 12 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 11 MM;
KWAI TSING                        1 TO 4 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      0 TO 1 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:04 HKT ON 30.07.2016