HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 9 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 PER
CENT.

 

ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, WIPHA WILL ENTER WITHIN
800 KILOMETRES OF HONG KONG AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE
OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 IN THE
SMALL HOURS OF SATURDAY (19 JULY). WIPHA IS EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY PROGRESSIVELY AND EDGE CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF
THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY (20 JULY).
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY LATER ON SATURDAY. SHOWERS
WILL BE HEAVY WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. THE OBSERVATORY
WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 DURING
THE DAY ON SATURDAY. 
 
WIPHA WILL BE RATHER CLOSE TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY ON SUNDAY AND THERE WILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH WITH
SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM
THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS. 
 
DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE BETWEEN WIPHA AND THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY, THE INTENSITY OF WIPHA AND THE CHANGE IN LOCAL
WINDS, THE OBSERVATORY WILL ASSESS, ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON,
THE NEED OF ISSUING HIGHER TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS
ON EARLY SUNDAY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD PAY CLOSE
ATTENTION TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE
OBSERVATORY.

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 27 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                26 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                27 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                27 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         28 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM WIPHA AT 8 P.M.:
LOCATION: 19.2 DEGREES NORTH, 122.4 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:06 HKT ON 18.07.2025