HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 7 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 PER
CENT.

 

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR LUZON INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIS AFTERNOON. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS LUZON STRAIT; AND MOVE QUICKLY
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE WESTERN PART OF GUANGDONG AND
HAINAN ISLAND TOMORROW. THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER
ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL NO. 1 TONIGHT TO TOMORROW
MORNING. ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, LOCAL
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY LATER TOMORROW AND THERE
WILL BE SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE
ALERT.

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 7 P.M.:
LOCATION: 18.8 DEGREES NORTH, 122.6 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:03 HKT ON 16.07.2018