HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 6 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.8. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

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                 30 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 31 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                31 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      30 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     31 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    30 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               30 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    30 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 29 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                33 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    32 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   33 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  31 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                31 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                32 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                31 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     30 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   31 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                31 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              31 DEGREES.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NIDA AT 4
P.M.:
LOCATION: 18.4 DEGREES NORTH, 121.8 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:02 HKT ON 31.07.2016