HOURLY READINGS

 

AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 32 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS AFFECTING HONG KONG. SHOWERS ARE
HEAVIER OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY AT FIRST. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

HOT WEATHER MIGHT CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE
OBSERVATORY ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO STAY ON THE ALERT.

GUSTS REACHING 80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY AFFECT
HONG KONG.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 32 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                31 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      24 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    32 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 31 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                32 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    31 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  32 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              32 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                30 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                33 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                30 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                31 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              32 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, NEW TERRITORIES WEST, HONG KONG AND
KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 37 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 30 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 8 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 5 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 2 MM.

 

NO RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND MIDDAY TODAY. 

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:09 HKT ON 09.08.2016