HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 5 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 32 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 56 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.5. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

A STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING GUANGDONG. LOCALLY,
WINDS ARE GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING FROM THE NORTH WITH
STRONG WINDS OFFSHORE. WINDS ON HIGH GROUND COULD REACH
GALE FORCE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL
IS NOW IN FORCE. BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON KRATHON WILL
GRADUALLY TRACK NORTHWARDS. IT WILL MOVE ACROSS TAIWAN ON
THURSDAY AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED THAT KRATHON
WILL MAINTAIN A DISTANCE OF OVER 500 KILOMETRES FROM HONG
KONG. ITS DIRECT THREAT TO HONG KONG IS NOT HIGH. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON, LOCAL WEATHER WILL BE MAINLY FINE
AND DRY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN
THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT, WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF
ABOUT 22 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE CHANGE IN WEATHER.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE FIRE DANGER WARNING IS RED AND THE FIRE RISK IS EXTREME.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SUPER TYPHOON KRATHON AT 4 P.M.:
LOCATION: 21.0 DEGREES NORTH, 119.5 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:14 HKT ON 01.10.2024