PRESS WEATHER NO. 004 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:02 HKT ON 08.10.2021
AT MIDNIGHT AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR
TEMPERATURE WAS 25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY 93 PER CENT.
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST FORECAST, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
CURRENTLY HOVERING AT MORE THAN 600 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG WILL INTENSIFY GRADUALLY AND
WILL BEGIN TO TAKE A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK TODAY (8
OCTOBER), MOVING TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND
GRADUALLY. IT WILL BE CLOSER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AS
COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. THE OBSERVATORY WILL
CONSIDER ISSUING THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3, TO REPLACE
THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL EARLY THIS MORNING. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ISSUED
BY THE OBSERVATORY BEFORE DEPARTING IN THE MORNING.
UNDER THE COMBINED INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AND
THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH HEAVY RAIN,
SQUALLS AND ROUGH SEAS WITH SWELLS LOCALLY TODAY (FRIDAY)
TO EARLY SUNDAY.
INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:
THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1:00 A.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:
KING'S PARK 24 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 25 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 25 DEGREES;
TAI PO 25 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 25 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 24 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 25 DEGREES;
TSING YI 25 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 24 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 24 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 24 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 25 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 25 DEGREES;
STANLEY 25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 26 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 25 DEGREES.
BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 P.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:
EASTERN DISTRICT 19 TO 39 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 22 TO 33 MM;
WAN CHAI 27 TO 32 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 24 TO 31 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 12 TO 30 MM;
KWUN TONG 17 TO 30 MM;
SAI KUNG 7 TO 28 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG 21 TO 26 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT 3 TO 20 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 13 TO 20 MM;
WONG TAI SIN 11 TO 15 MM;
KWAI TSING 5 TO 14 MM;
SHA TIN 6 TO 10 MM;
TAI PO 2 TO 10 MM;
TSUEN WAN 3 TO 9 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT 0 TO 4 MM;
YUEN LONG 0 TO 4 MM;
TUEN MUN 0 TO 3 MM.
HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 11:00
P.M. YESTERDAY:
LOCATION: 17.4 DEGREES NORTH, 111.4 DEGREES EAST.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:02 HKT ON 08.10.2021
Ends/Friday, October 8, 2021
Issued at HKT 0:02
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