HOURLY READINGS


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 122


 

AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN SAI KUNG DISTRICT, WITH MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF
HOURLY RAINFALL FALLEN OR EXPECTED TO FALL AND MAY CAUSE
SERIOUS FLOODING.

ANOTHER BAND OF THUNDERY SHOWERS IS EDGING TOWARDS HONG
KONG FROM THE SOUTH. SHOWERS MAY BE HEAVIER OVER PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT. 
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, SHOWERS
MAY BE HEAVIER OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE
ALERT.
 
HOT WEATHER MIGHT CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT AND DRINK MORE WATER.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 2:00 P.M. TODAY.
THE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF FLOODING IN NORTHERN NEW
TERRITORIES HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 27 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                25 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      25 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 28 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                28 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    29 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  27 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              // DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                27 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                // DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                27 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   26 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER
ALL REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
KWUN TONG                        0 TO 57 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 46 MM;
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 38 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                0 TO 18 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 14 MM;
SHA TIN                          0 TO 11 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      2 TO 9 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 8 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 4 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 4 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 2 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 1 MM.

 

4.4 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND MIDDAY TODAY. 

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:46 HKT ON 25.05.2021