PRESS WEATHER NO. 058 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 9 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 17 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 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.

 

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON IS GRADUALLY AFFECTING SOUTHERN
CHINA. TEMPERATURES OVER HONG KONG ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
APPRECIABLY TONIGHT (9 JANUARY). THE WEATHER WILL BE
PERSISTENTLY COLD IN THE MORNING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
(10 TO 12 JANUARY). TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 11 TO 12
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND THE WEATHER WILL BE VERY
COLD OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ON HIGH GROUND.
WINDS WILL BE OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND WHERE WIND
CHILL EFFECT WILL BE MORE SIGNIFICANT. UNDER CLEAR SKIES,
RADIATION COOLING WILL BE RATHER SIGNIFICANT OVERNIGHT
DURING THE WEEKEND WITH CHANCE OF FROST OVER INLAND AREAS
OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ON HIGH GROUND. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC ARE REMINDED TO KEEP WARM AND TAKE CARE OF THE
ELDERLY PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE FIRE DANGER WARNING IS RED AND THE FIRE RISK IS EXTREME.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 17 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              18 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 12 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                16 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      15 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     17 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    16 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               18 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    17 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 18 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                17 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    17 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   15 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           14 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  17 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              16 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                17 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                18 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                18 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                19 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     17 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   17 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                18 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         18 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              16 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 15 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 A.M. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS
15.8 DEGREES CELSIUS AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:02 HKT ON 09.01.2025