HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 7 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 PER
CENT.

 

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 7:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER SOUTHERN WATERS AND ISLANDS OF HONG
KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 19 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                1 TO 19 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 8 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 5 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 5 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 5 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 4 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  1 TO 3 MM;
WAN CHAI                          0 TO 3 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 2 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 2 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     1 TO 2 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      0 TO 2 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      1 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      1 TO 2 MM;
KWUN TONG                         1 TO 2 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 1 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:03 HKT ON 15.08.2016