HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN MAY AFFECT HONG KONG SHORTLY. MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4:30 P.M. TODAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF FLOODING IN NORTHERN NEW
TERRITORIES WAS ISSUED AT 3:00 P.M.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                27 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               31 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    32 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 32 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                26 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                31 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                27 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     32 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                28 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 1:45 AND 2:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, NEW TERRITORIES WEST, HONG KONG AND
KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 50 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                    15 TO 50 MM;
SHA TIN                          7 TO 23 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                     0 TO 21 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 19 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                    3 TO 18 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       0 TO 14 MM;
KWAI TSING                       0 TO 11 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 8 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      1 TO 8 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 5 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 4 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 3 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 3 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TYPHOON SAOLA AT NOON:
LOCATION: 18.7 DEGREES NORTH, 123.2 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:03 HKT ON 29.08.2023