PRESS WEATHER NO. 076 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS

 
AT 11 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.
 
TROPICAL CYCLONE VONGFONG WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE LUZON
STRAIT AND THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN, AND FURTHER WEAKEN
TODAY (16 MAY) AND TOMORROW. VONGFONG IS EXPECTED TO
MAINTAIN A DISTANCE FROM HONG KONG AND ITS CIRCULATION IS
RELATIVELY COMPACT, POSING NO DIRECT THREAT TO THE
TERRITORY. HOWEVER, THE WEATHER OVER SOUTHERN CHINA WILL
BECOME UNSETTLED NEXT WEEK UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE. HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED IN HONG KONG LATER ON MONDAY TO TUESDAY.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BEWARE OF THE CHANGEABLE
WEATHER.
HOT WEATHER MIGHT CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT AND DRINK MORE WATER.
THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:
 
KING'S PARK                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 31 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 30 DEGREES;
TAI PO 31 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 31 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 31 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 31 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 32 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 32 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 30 DEGREES;
TSING YI 31 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 32 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 31 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 29 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 30 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 31 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 31 DEGREES;
STANLEY 30 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 30 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 31 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 31 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 33 DEGREES.
 
HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM VONGFONG AT 10
A.M.:
LOCATION: 17.6 DEGREES NORTH, 120.2 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:02 HKT ON 16.05.2020

Ends/Saturday, May 16, 2020
Issued at HKT 11:02

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