PRESS WEATHER NO. 278 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:02 HKT ON 04.08.2025
AT 11 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 PER
CENT.
PERSISTENT RAINSTORM WILL CAUSE SERIOUS ROAD FLOODING AND
TRAFFIC CONGESTION. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO
TAKE SHELTER IN A SAFE PLACE. HEAVY RAIN MAY BRING FLASH
FLOODS, AND FLOODING MAY ALSO OCCUR IN WATERCOURSES.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE OBSERVATORY, AND LISTEN TO
RADIO OR WATCH TELEVISION FOR TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.
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 RED 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 26 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 28 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 28 DEGREES;
TAI PO 26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 30 DEGREES;
TSING YI 26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 26 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 28 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 27 DEGREES;
STANLEY 28 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 29 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 26 DEGREES.
BETWEEN 9:45 AND 10:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER
ALL REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:
SHA TIN 18 TO 71 MM;
KWAI TSING 1 TO 52 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 19 TO 32 MM;
TAI PO 0 TO 27 MM;
SAI KUNG 3 TO 24 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT 4 TO 20 MM;
KWUN TONG 4 TO 17 MM;
WAN CHAI 9 TO 14 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 0 TO 12 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 11 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 1 TO 11 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 0 TO 8 MM;
WONG TAI SIN 1 TO 7 MM;
TSUEN WAN 0 TO 3 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG 0 TO 2 MM.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:02 HKT ON 04.08.2025