PRESS WEATHER NO. 127 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 5 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 32 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 3. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

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.

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:02 HKT ON 07.08.2022