HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 7 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 57 PER
CENT.

 

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                 30 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 30 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                29 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      31 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     30 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    31 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               30 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    31 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 29 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                31 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    30 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  30 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              31 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                30 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                30 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                31 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                31 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     30 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   30 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                30 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         31 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 29 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 19:02 HKT ON 01.10.2024