HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 1 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 30 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 10. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS VERY HIGH.

 

ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WILL DEVELOP
GRADUALLY INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE LATER TOMORROW (8 AUGUST)
TO TUESDAY (9 AUGUST). DEPENDING ON THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT
AND MOVEMENT OF THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE, THE OBSERVATORY
WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 BY THEN.
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF WESTERN GUANGDONG AND HAINAN ISLAND AFTERWARDS.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ITS OUTER RAINBANDS, IT WILL BE
WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER
HONG KONG ON TUESDAY (9 AUGUST) AND WEDNESDAY (10 AUGUST).
THERE WILL BE SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE
NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE OBSERVATORY
AND BE PREPARED FOR THE WINDY AND RAINY WEATHER.

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 2:30 P.M. TODAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG ISLAND AND KOWLOON.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 30 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              29 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 32 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                33 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      32 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     33 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    32 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               32 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    31 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 30 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  32 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                32 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                30 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                31 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     28 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   30 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                32 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         28 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              33 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 31 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 11:45 A.M. AND 12:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED
WITHIN HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 4 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 2 MM;
WAN CHAI                          0 TO 2 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:02 HKT ON 07.08.2022