HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 2 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

A BAND OF THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE WEST OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY IS GRADUALLY MOVING EASTWARDS. IT MAY AFFECT HONG
KONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS, BRINGING STRONG GUSTS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

GUSTS REACHING 70 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 3:15 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 12:45 AND 1:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
NORTH DISTRICT                    1 TO 5 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 2 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 2 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:16 HKT ON 18.08.2019