PRESS WEATHER NO. 296 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 6 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

THOUGH RAINSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED, PEOPLE SHOULD
STAY ALERT TO THE DANGER THAT MAY BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY RIVER
FLOODING.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNAL NO. 8 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:00 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF FLOODING IN NORTHERN NEW
TERRITORIES HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 26 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              27 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               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                27 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                26 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   26 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 // DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 4:45 AND 5:45 P.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SHA TIN                           1 TO 9 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  3 TO 8 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      6 TO 8 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         1 TO 7 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     4 TO 7 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      5 TO 7 MM;
KWUN TONG                         4 TO 7 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        2 TO 6 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 1 TO 6 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 6 MM;
WAN CHAI                          4 TO 6 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      3 TO 6 MM;
KWAI TSING                        1 TO 5 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 5 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 5 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 4 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 3 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TYPHOON WIPHA AT 6 P.M.:
LOCATION: 21.8 DEGREES NORTH, 112.7 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 130 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:17 HKT ON 20.07.2025