HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 6 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.5. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

TROPICAL STORM PAKHAR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS LUZON AND
ENTER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TOMORROW (SATURDAY). THE
OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL NO.1
DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. 
 
OWING TO THE TERRAIN OF LUZON, THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY
IN THE FUTURE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF PAKHAR AFTER CROSSING
LUZON. IT WILL MOVE IN A GENERAL NORTHWEST DIRECTION
TOWARDS WESTERN GUANGDONG BUT WILL PROBABLY BE FURTHER AWAY
FROM HONG KONG THAN HATO. LOCAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
STRENGTHEN WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. 
 
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS
AGAINST STRONG WINDS AND CLEAR STORM WATER DRAINS TO AVOID
FLOODING. PLEASE ALSO COMPLETE ALL CLEARING WORKS IN
RELATION TO HATO AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              30 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 30 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                29 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      29 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    28 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               28 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    29 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 28 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                31 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    30 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  29 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                29 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                30 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                29 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     29 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                30 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 // DEGREES.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM PAKHAR AT 4 P.M.:
LOCATION: 15.5 DEGREES NORTH, 122.7 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:03 HKT ON 25.08.2017