PRESS WEATHER NO. 105 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 51 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 8. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS VERY HIGH.

 

A STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING GUANGDONG. LOCALLY,
WINDS WILL BE STRONG NORTHERLIES OFFSHORE TODAY, REACHING
GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THE STRONG MONSOON
SIGNAL IS NOW IN FORCE. BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE KRATHON
WILL TRACK NORTHWARDS. IT WILL MOVE ACROSS TAIWAN ON
TOMORROW AND WEAKEN SIGNIFICANTLY. 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 COUPLE OF 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                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              29 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 28 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                27 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      28 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     28 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    28 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               29 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 28 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  27 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                27 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                30 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                28 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     29 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                28 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         30 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

NO RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND MIDDAY TODAY. 

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TYPHOON KRATHON AT NOON:
LOCATION: 21.7 DEGREES NORTH, 119.4 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 02.10.2024