PRESS WEATHER NO. 085 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 32 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 11. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS EXTREME. THE
PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE UNDER THE SUN
TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO SKIN AND EYES.

 

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NOW OVER THE SEAS WEST OF LUZON IS
LOOSELY ORGANISED NEAR ITS CENTRE.  IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF FUJIAN TO TAIWAN IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS, AND WILL MAINTAIN A DISTANCE FROM HONG
KONG, POSING NO DIRECT THREAT TO THE TERRITORY. THE
OBSERVATORY WILL CLOSELY MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE LOCAL 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                 32 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 34 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                31 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      32 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     32 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    32 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               32 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    33 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 31 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                32 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    32 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   32 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  33 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              32 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                32 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                32 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                33 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                33 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     32 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   33 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                32 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         31 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              34 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 35 DEGREES.

 

NO RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND MIDDAY TODAY. 

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:02 HKT ON 09.08.2020