PRESS WEATHER NO. 216 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 5 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

UNDER THE PERSISTENT INFLUENCE OF AN ACTIVE SOUTHWEST
MONSOON AND UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES, THE LOCAL WEATHER WILL
REMAIN UNSETTLED TOMORROW (5 AUGUST). THERE WILL BE
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
MAY BE EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY OVER SOME AREAS AT FIRST
TOMORROW. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE
OBSERVATORY BEFORE GOING OUT. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS WHEN
HEAVY RAIN OCCURS, YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND
REMAIN THERE UNTIL HEAVY RAIN IS OVER. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD ALSO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE FLOOD DAMAGE.

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 3:45 AND 4:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 13 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 4 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 4 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 3 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 1 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 1 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:47 HKT ON 04.08.2025