PRESS WEATHER NO. 080 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 20 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 56 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 4. 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              21 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 21 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                20 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      20 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     19 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    21 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               21 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    19 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 22 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                20 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    21 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   22 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           21 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  22 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              20 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                19 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                23 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                21 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                22 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     18 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   19 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                22 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         20 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              23 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 19 DEGREES.

 

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

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:02 HKT ON 09.01.2025