HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 7 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 PER
CENT.

 

AREAS OF THUNDERY SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
ARE AFFECTING SHENZHEN AND GRADUALLY MOVING SOUTHWARDS.
THEY MAY AFFECT HONG KONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
CONTINUE TO AFFECT LANTAU AND NEW TERRITORIES EAST. MEMBERS
OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:00 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
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                 30 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              30 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                26 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      28 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     30 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               29 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    30 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 29 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                31 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    28 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  27 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                31 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                30 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                31 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   31 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         30 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 28 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TUEN MUN                         0 TO 10 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 9 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 9 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 2 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:02 HKT ON 01.09.2020