HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 5 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

ALTHOUGH THE WIND STRENGTH NEAR THE CENTRE OF THE MONSOON
DEPRESSION NOW OVER SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG IS NOT HIGH,
THERE IS STILL A CHANCE FOR ITS FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND IT
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WESTWARD. THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
WILL MONITOR CLOSELY ITS DEVELOPMENT. WINDS OVER THE
TERRITORY ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SOUTHERLY ON WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS, WHICH WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD PAY CLOSE
ATTENTION TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE
OBSERVATORY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER LANTAU AND NEW TERRITORIES WEST.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 3:45 AND 4:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES WEST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TAI PO                           5 TO 15 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   3 TO 12 MM;
SHA TIN                          3 TO 12 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 4 TO 11 MM;
YUEN LONG                        1 TO 11 MM;
SAI KUNG                         5 TO 10 MM;
WAN CHAI                          6 TO 9 MM;
KWUN TONG                         7 TO 9 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      5 TO 8 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      6 TO 7 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        2 TO 6 MM;
KWAI TSING                        3 TO 5 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                          5 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      4 TO 5 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 2 TO 4 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         3 TO 4 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 3 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 2 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:16 HKT ON 15.08.2016