HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 1 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.3. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVED WEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF HONG KONG
IN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. IT HAS NOW REACHED THE
NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE MOVING WEST AWAY FROM THE TERRITORY GRADUALLY.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ITS ASSOCIATED RAINBANDS, STRONG
WINDS WERE RECORDED AT TAI MEI TUK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME. THERE WERE ALSO HEAVY SHOWERS OVER HONG KONG ISLAND,
AND MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
SOME PLACES. UNDER THE PERSISTENT INFLUENCE OF THE TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE, SHOWERS WILL STILL BE RELATIVELY FREQUENT
AT TIMES FOR THE REST OF TODAY AND IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THERE MAY STILL BE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FORMING OVER
THE TROUGH AND AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.

THOUGH RAINSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED, PEOPLE SHOULD
STAY ALERT TO THE DANGER THAT MAY BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY RIVER
FLOODING.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 2:30 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 26 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 28 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                26 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                26 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   26 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 26 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 11:45 A.M. AND 12:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED
OVER ALL REGIONS.

 


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:56 HKT ON 21.09.2024