PRESS WEATHER NO. 140 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS

 
AT 5 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 30 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 43 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 TRACK, TROPICAL CYCLONE
NESAT 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 NESAT 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 NESAT.
 
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 31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 30 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 29 DEGREES;
TAI PO 29 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 30 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 30 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 28 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 30 DEGREES;
TSING YI 30 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 29 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 29 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 29 DEGREES.
 
HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION NESAT AT 4
P.M.:
LOCATION: 19.2 DEGREES NORTH, 124.5 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:02 HKT ON 15.10.2022

Ends/Saturday, October 15, 2022
Issued at HKT 17:02

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