HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 4 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 30 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 1. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

ANNOUNCEMENT ON LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN: RAIN WAS PARTICULARLY
HEAVY IN SHA TIN DISTRICT, WITH ABOUT 70 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL RECORDED IN THE PAST 1 HOUR ENDING AT 1:55 P.M.
AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS FLOODING.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
CONTINUE TO AFFECT HONG KONG. 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 5:30 P.M. TODAY. 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                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 32 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                29 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      29 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               29 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    30 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                34 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    30 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   32 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                29 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                28 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                29 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     28 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   30 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         28 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 30 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 2:45 AND 3:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, NEW TERRITORIES WEST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE
RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 10 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 1 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:04 HKT ON 03.09.2020