HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 7 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 PER
CENT.

 

WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN MAY AFFECT HONG KONG SHORTLY. MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA WILL LINGER AROUND THE SEA AREAS TO THE
WEST OF LUZON AND WILL BE SLOW MOVING.  IT WILL KEEP A
DISTANCE FROM HONG KONG TONIGHT AND AT FIRST TOMORROW
(FRIDAY).  THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY
AND MOVE GRADUALLY IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF EASTERN
GUANGDONG TO THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. WHEN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE TAKES ON A MORE
DEFINITE NORTHERLY TRACK AND EDGES CLOSER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG, THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE
STANDBY SIGNAL NO. 1 DURING THE DAY TOMORROW (FRIDAY).  THE
WEATHER ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY IS EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE
PROGRESSIVELY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. WINDS WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE CHANGES IN WEATHER
IN PLANNING ACTIVITIES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

GUSTS REACHING 80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY CONTINUE
TO AFFECT HONG KONG.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:30 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              29 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                // DEGREES;
TAI PO                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     28 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    25 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    29 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 28 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                25 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    25 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                29 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                28 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                29 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     29 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   30 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
YUEN LONG                       10 TO 56 MM;
TUEN MUN                         7 TO 42 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   1 TO 38 MM;
KWAI TSING                       0 TO 19 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 16 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 15 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 15 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 6 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 3 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 7 P.M.:
LOCATION: 19.5 DEGREES NORTH, 118.9 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:03 HKT ON 31.08.2017