HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 8 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IS COVERING SOUTHEASTERN CHINA.
TROPICAL CYCLONE TALAS TO THE SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST TODAY, SKIRTING THE
SOUTHERN PART OF HAINAN ISLAND AND THEN MOVING INTO BEIBU
WAN, GRADUALLY MOVING AWAY FROM HONG KONG. IT WILL NOT
DIRECTLY AFFECT THE TERRITORY. HOWEVER, UNDER THE COMBINED
EFFECT OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AND TALAS, IT WILL BE
WINDIER WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY. PEOPLE OUT TO THE SEA OR ENGAGING IN
WATER SPORTS SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE WEATHER CHANGES.

GUSTS REACHING 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY AFFECT
HONG KONG.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10:00 A.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 27 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              28 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                27 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      28 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               29 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    29 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  27 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                27 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                28 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     28 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 28 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 6:45 AND 7:45 A.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
KWAI TSING                       1 TO 26 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                    11 TO 18 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                    4 TO 17 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                     1 TO 14 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  1 TO 9 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 6 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 6 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 4 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 3 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 2 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 2 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 2 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 1 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 1 MM;
WAN CHAI                          0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM TALAS AT 8 A.M.:
LOCATION: 17.5 DEGREES NORTH, 109.5 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:41 HKT ON 16.07.2017