PRESS WEATHER NO. 118 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND
REMAINS AT A DISTANCE OF MORE THAN 800 KILOMETRES FROM HONG
KONG. ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WILL COME WITHIN 800 KILOMETRES OF THE TERRITORY
LATER TODAY (29 JUNE). THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER
ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 TONIGHT DEPENDING ON THE
CHANGE IN LOCAL WIND STRENGTH. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG TO HAINAN ISLAND IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
LOCALLY, WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY WITH MORE SHOWERS
TOMORROW (30 JUNE). IT WILL BE WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS
ON 1 JULY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE OBSERVATORY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4:00 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              31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 33 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                30 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      30 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    31 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               29 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 29 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                33 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    32 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   33 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           31 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  30 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                30 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                31 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                29 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     29 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                31 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         30 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              33 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 30 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 1:45 AND 2:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 9 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 3 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 3 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 2 P.M.:
LOCATION: 15.3 DEGREES NORTH, 116.2 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:03 HKT ON 29.06.2022