HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 6 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 33 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 62 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.8. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

THE INTENSE OUTER RAINBAND OF WIPHA ARE APPROACHING HONG
KONG FROM THE EAST. IT IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE TERRITORY IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE
ALERT.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNAL NO. 3 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WAS ISSUED AT 6:30 P.M. IT WILL
REMAIN EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:30 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD BEWARE OF HEAT STROKE AND DRINK MORE WATER.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 32 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              33 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 33 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                32 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      32 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     33 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    32 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               30 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    33 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 30 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                34 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    33 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   32 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           31 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  32 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              31 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                32 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                33 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                34 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                33 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     32 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   32 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                33 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         33 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              33 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 31 DEGREES.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TROPICAL STORM WIPHA AT 6
P.M.:
LOCATION: 20.8 DEGREES NORTH, 118.1 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 110 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:33 HKT ON 19.07.2025