PRESS WEATHER NO. 118 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 5 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 19 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 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 INLAND
GUANGDONG. TEMPERATURES OVER HONG KONG ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
APPRECIABLY OVERNIGHT. 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 COLD WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. COLD WEATHER
MIGHT CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
SHOULD TAKE CARE TO KEEP WARM.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 19 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              20 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 21 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                20 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      19 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     20 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    20 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               17 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    18 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 17 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                20 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    19 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   21 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           19 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  21 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              19 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                17 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                19 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                20 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                20 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     17 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   18 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                20 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         18 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              21 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 19 DEGREES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:02 HKT ON 09.01.2025