PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 11 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.1. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS
OVER A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, SHOWERS ARE
PARTICULARLY HEAVY OVER EASTERN AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS.
SEVERE RAINSTORM OF MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF HOURLY
RAINFALL HAS BEEN RECORDED. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD
STAY ON HIGH ALERT AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO REDUCE
THEIR EXPOSURE TO RISK POSED BY THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING.

SPECIAL LANDSLIP ADVISORY: RAIN HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN EASTERN DISTRICT AND SOUTHERN DISTRICT; AND MAY CAUSE
LANDSLIDES. PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO LANDSLIDE RISK AND
STAY AWAY FROM SLOPES. IF LANDSLIDE OCCURS NEARBY, LEAVE
IMMEDIATELY AND CALL THE POLICE UNDER SAFE CONDITIONS.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL WAS ISSUED AT 11:45 A.M.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 12:30 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              25 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 30 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                31 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      28 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    30 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               24 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                30 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  27 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                24 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                25 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                25 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     24 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   24 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              31 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 26 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 9:45 AND 10:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER
ALL REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
EASTERN DISTRICT                48 TO 99 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                6 TO 94 MM;
WAN CHAI                        50 TO 72 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       1 TO 56 MM;
KWUN TONG                       19 TO 50 MM;
SAI KUNG                         1 TO 46 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                     1 TO 26 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                     7 TO 25 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 22 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                    9 TO 14 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 7 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 7 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      2 TO 3 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 1 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM CO-MAY AT 10 A.M.:
LOCATION: 27.5 DEGREES NORTH, 124.6 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:47 HKT ON 29.07.2025