HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 2 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 33 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 9. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS VERY HIGH.

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE NIDA WILL ENTER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
TONIGHT TO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL,
NUMBER 1 TONIGHT.  BASED ON ITS CURRENT FORECAST TRACK,
NIDA WILL EDGE CLOSE TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY
TOMORROW AND WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY. IT WILL BE RATHER
CLOSE TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY ON
TUESDAY, BRINGING HEAVY RAIN, SQUALLS AND ROUGH SEAS TO THE
REGION. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHALL TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURES EARLY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

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              33 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 34 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                33 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      32 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     33 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    33 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               33 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    32 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 30 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                34 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    33 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   33 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           31 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  33 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              32 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                31 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                33 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                33 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                33 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   31 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                33 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         30 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              34 DEGREES.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NIDA AT
NOON:
LOCATION: 17.7 DEGREES NORTH, 122.8 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:02 HKT ON 31.07.2016