PRESS WEATHER NO. 074 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 11 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 19 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 3. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

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                 20 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              20 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 19 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                19 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      19 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     19 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    20 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               20 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    18 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 20 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                20 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    19 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   21 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  21 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              19 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                19 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                22 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                20 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                20 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     18 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   20 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                20 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         19 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              21 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 19 DEGREES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:05 HKT ON 09.01.2025