PRESS WEATHER NO. 116 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 5 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 18 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 51 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON WILL AFFECT THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA GRADUALLY TOMORROW MORNING (7 FEBRUARY). LOCAL
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL PROGRESSIVELY LATER TOMORROW. THE
OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE COLD WEATHER WARNING BY THEN. IT
IS EXPECTED THAT THE TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY MORNING (8
FEBRUARY) WILL BE AROUND 11 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND
WILL DROP FURTHER TO ABOUT 9 TO 10 DEGREES ON SUNDAY (9
FEBRUARY). IT MAY BECOME THE LOWEST RECORD IN THIS WINTER.
IT WILL BE VERY COLD OVER MANY PLACES IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES OVER THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES OVER THE HIGH
GROUND MAY BE CLOSE TO THE FREEZING POINT. IT WILL BECOME
SUNNY AND VERY DRY. BESIDES, THE WIND CHILL EFFECT WILL BE
RELATIVELY SIGNIFICANT. TEMPERATURES FELT BY THE BODY WILL
BE LOWER THAN THE ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY THOSE ENGAGING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE CHANGE IN WEATHER, TO KEEP WARM AND
TAKE CARE OF THE ELDERLIES 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                 18 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              19 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 19 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                19 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      18 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     19 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    18 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               18 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    18 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 17 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                19 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    19 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   19 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           17 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  19 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              18 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                17 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                18 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                19 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                19 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     17 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   17 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                19 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         18 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              19 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 17 DEGREES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:02 HKT ON 06.02.2025