PRESS WEATHER NO. 268 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 10 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 PER
CENT.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN KWAI TSING AND SHA TIN DISTRICTS. IT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS
FLOODING. RESIDENTS WHO ARE LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED ARE
ADVISED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE
FLOOD DAMAGE. HEAVY RAIN OF MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF
HOURLY RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OR IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE
ABOVE REGIONS.

AREAS OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ACTIVE
SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES ARE AFFECTING
HONG KONG. WHETHER THE RED RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL NEEDS
TO BE ISSUED DEPENDS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREAS OF
THUNDERY SHOWERS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY ALERT
AND CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE CHANGE IN WEATHER.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              29 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                28 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               28 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 28 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  26 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                   29 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         30 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 26 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 8:45 AND 9:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
KWAI TSING                      26 TO 50 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 41 MM;
SHA TIN                          0 TO 23 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 11 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                     5 TO 11 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 10 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 7 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 6 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 3 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 1 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:26 HKT ON 04.08.2025