PRESS WEATHER NO. 133 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS

 
AT 6 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 30 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 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.
 
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:
 
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD BEWARE OF HEATSTROKE AND DRINK MORE WATER.
 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:
 
KING'S PARK                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 29 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 31 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 30 DEGREES;
TAI PO 29 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 30 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 28 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 29 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 29 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 30 DEGREES;
TSING YI 29 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 31 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 29 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 29 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 29 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 31 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 30 DEGREES;
STANLEY 30 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 29 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 31 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 30 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 29 DEGREES.
 
HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM VONGFONG AT 4
P.M.:
LOCATION: 18.7 DEGREES NORTH, 120.2 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:02 HKT ON 16.05.2020

Ends/Saturday, May 16, 2020
Issued at HKT 18:02

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