HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 9 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 98 PER
CENT.

 

BANDS OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS NOW TO THE SOUTH OF HONG
KONG ARE GRADUALLY EDGING TOWARDS THE COASTAL AREAS. IT MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG ISLAND, LANTAU ISLAND, AND WESTERN PART OF
THE NEW TERRITORIES IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

THOUGH RAINSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED, PEOPLE SHOULD
STAY ALERT TO THE DANGER THAT MAY BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY RIVER
FLOODING.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE LANDSLIP WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF FLOODING IN NORTHERN NEW
TERRITORIES HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              25 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                24 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      25 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    25 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    25 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 24 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                26 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    25 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   25 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                     25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 24 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 7:45 AND 8:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL
RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

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

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:39 HKT ON 18.07.2017