HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 6 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 33 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.5. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE MA-ON IS MOVING ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE
NORTHERN PART OF LUZON AND LUZON STRAIT. IT IS EXPECTED TO
COME WITHIN 800 KILOMETRES OF HONG KONG TONIGHT. THE
OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO.1 THEN. AFTER
ENTERING THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA,
MA-ON WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARDS, EDGING CLOSER TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG PROGRESSIVELY. THE LOCAL WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
TOMORROW NIGHT (24 AUGUST). WINDS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY
STRENGTHEN FURTHER ON THURSDAY MORNING (25 AUGUST). THERE
WILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS, VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS AND
SWELLS. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF STORM SURGE, LOW-LYING AREAS
MAY BE FLOODING OR HAVE BACKFLOW OF SEAWATER. PLEASE NOTE
THE LATEST INFORMATION ISSUED BY THE OBSERVATORY AND
COMPLETE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST STRONG WINDS,
HEAVY SHOWERS, AND FLOODING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

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                 33 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              32 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 34 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                // DEGREES;
TAI PO                      33 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     34 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    33 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               32 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    33 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 30 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                35 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    32 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   35 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           31 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  32 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              32 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                32 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                33 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                33 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                33 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     32 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   32 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                33 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         33 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              35 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 32 DEGREES.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MA-ON AT 4
P.M.:
LOCATION: 18.0 DEGREES NORTH, 121.3 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:02 HKT ON 23.08.2022