PRESS WEATHER NO. 154 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 3. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE ARE AFFECTING THE EASTERN PART OF THE
TERRITORY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY IN SOME AREAS. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT. BESIDES, WATERSPOUT WAS
REPORTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE VICTORIA HARBOUR AT AROUND
12:30 P.M.

VIOLENT GUSTS REACHING 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4:00 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 30 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              32 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 30 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                32 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      30 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     30 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    33 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               28 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 34 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                33 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    31 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   33 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  32 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                30 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                32 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                29 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     29 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                31 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         28 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              35 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 28 DEGREES.

 

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

 

 
TAI PO                           0 TO 58 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 13 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 8 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 5 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 4 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 2 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 2 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:02 HKT ON 28.09.2024