PRESS WEATHER NO. 188 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 2 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 0.5. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN TAI PO DISTRICT, WITH HEAVY RAIN OF MORE THAN 70
MILLIMETRES OF HOURLY RAINFALL FALLEN OR EXPECTED TO FALL
AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS 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.

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 THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4:30 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                 27 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                30 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    28 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                30 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  27 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                26 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                27 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   26 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 26 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 12:45 AND 1:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER
ALL REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 78 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 62 MM;
SHA TIN                          2 TO 28 MM;
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 15 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 7 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 7 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      1 TO 7 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 5 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 4 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 3 MM;
KWUN TONG                         2 TO 3 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 2 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                           1 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM CO-MAY AT NOON:
LOCATION: 27.6 DEGREES NORTH, 124.4 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:17 HKT ON 29.07.2025