HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 9 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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.

 

THE AREA OF THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A SOUTHERLY
AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE VICINITY OF PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.
THERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS IN HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 11:45 A.M. TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 24 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              24 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 24 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                24 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      24 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     24 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    25 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               24 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    24 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                26 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    24 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  24 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                24 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                24 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                25 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                24 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     24 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                24 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 23 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 7:45 AND 8:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
KWAI TSING                      13 TO 48 MM;
SHA TIN                         22 TO 40 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                    10 TO 39 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                    26 TO 34 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                    27 TO 33 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                   18 TO 32 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        2 TO 29 MM;
KWUN TONG                        6 TO 21 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT      10 TO 18 MM;
SAI KUNG                         2 TO 18 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 17 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                1 TO 12 MM;
TUEN MUN                         3 TO 12 MM;
YUEN LONG                        2 TO 12 MM;
WAN CHAI                         9 TO 11 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 2 TO 10 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 10 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    1 TO 3 MM.

 

BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 A.M. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS
24.6 DEGREES CELSIUS AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:26 HKT ON 15.05.2017