HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 1 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 19 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 42 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 3. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUES TO AFFECT HONG KONG TODAY
(19 DECEMBER). BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE RAI OVER THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA WILL MAINTAIN A DISTANCE OF MORE THAN 800
KILOMETRES FROM HONG KONG TODAY. ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT
FORECAST TRACK, RAI WILL TAKE A NORTHERLY TRACK TODAY,
MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND
WEAKENING GRADUALLY. IT WILL COME WITHIN 800 KILOMETRES OF
HONG KONG TOMORROW (20 DECEMBER), EDGING GRADUALLY TOWARDS
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. DEPENDING ON THE INTENSITY AND
TRACK OF RAI, THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER THE NECESSITY
OF ISSUING A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL DURING THE DAY
TOMORROW. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH RAI IS EXPECTED TO
BRING RAINY WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE OBSERVATORY WILL CLOSELY MONITOR ITS DEVELOPMENT.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF CHANGES IN
WEATHER EARLY TO MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE FIRE DANGER WARNING IS RED AND THE FIRE RISK IS EXTREME.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 18 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              19 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 19 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                18 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      18 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     18 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    19 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               20 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    18 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 18 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                19 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    19 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   18 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           18 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  19 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              18 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                18 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                18 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                19 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                19 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     19 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   17 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                20 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         18 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              19 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 20 DEGREES.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SUPER TYPHOON RAI AT NOON:
LOCATION: 13.8 DEGREES NORTH, 110.8 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:02 HKT ON 19.12.2021