HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 6 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 98 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.1. 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 HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 4:45 AND 5:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, NEW TERRITORIES WEST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE
RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT               11 TO 30 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT      14 TO 26 MM;
WAN CHAI                        19 TO 23 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 3 TO 18 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        1 TO 15 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 5 TO 13 MM;
KWAI TSING                       5 TO 12 MM;
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 12 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                    5 TO 12 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                     4 TO 12 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      5 TO 8 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      5 TO 8 MM;
SHA TIN                           1 TO 7 MM;
TUEN MUN                          4 TO 7 MM;
KWUN TONG                         4 TO 6 MM;
SAI KUNG                          1 TO 5 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 3 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 3 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:03 HKT ON 15.08.2016