PRESS WEATHER NO. 134 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 6 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.8. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

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

 

BETWEEN 4:45 AND 5:45 P.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 2 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:02 HKT ON 07.08.2022