PRESS WEATHER NO. 104 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS

 
AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 45 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 7. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS HIGH.
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, THE TROPICAL
CYCLONE NEAR THE LUZON STRAIT WILL ENTER THE NORTHEASTERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TOMORROW (16 OCTOBER)
AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE, AN INTENSE REPLENISHMENT OF THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL REACH SOUTHERN CHINA. HONG KONG IS
EXPECTED TO MAINLY COME UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON, WHILE THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL KEEP A
DISTANCE OF MORE THAN 400 KILOMETRES FROM HONG KONG AND ITS
DIRECT THREAT TO THE TERRITORY IS NOT HIGH. LOCALLY, IT
WILL BE WINDY EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK. THE OBSERVATORY
WILL ISSUE THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL DEPENDING ON THE
SITUATION BY THEN. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL
OFFSHORE, AND WINDS ON HIGH GROUND MAY REACH GALE FORCE.
THE WEATHER WILL BE COOLER FROM TUESDAY (18 OCTOBER) TO
THURSDAY (20 OCTOBER), WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO AROUND
19 DEGREES. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED OF THE
CHANGE IN WEATHER. THE OBSERVATORY WILL CLOSELY MONITOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTENSE MONSOON AND THE TROPICAL CYCLONE.
 
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:
 
THE FIRE DANGER WARNING IS RED AND THE FIRE RISK IS EXTREME.
 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:
 
KING'S PARK                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 30 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 29 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 28 DEGREES;
TAI PO 29 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 31 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 29 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 29 DEGREES;
TSING YI 28 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 30 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 30 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 29 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 30 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 30 DEGREES;
STANLEY 29 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 29 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 30 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 30 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 30 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 31 DEGREES.
 
NO RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND MIDDAY TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:31 HKT ON 15.10.2022

Ends/Saturday, October 15, 2022
Issued at HKT 12:31

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