PRESS WEATHER NO. 196 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 2. 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, UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, AREAS OF
INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ARE STILL DEVELOPING OVER THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ISSUED
BY THE OBSERVATORY AND 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              27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 30 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                30 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     28 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                31 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              27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                27 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                27 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                28 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                28 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         28 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 29 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 1:45 AND 2:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 15 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 10 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 10 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 6 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 4 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 1 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      0 TO 1 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 1 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      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 15:02 HKT ON 29.07.2025