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PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS


 
AT MIDNIGHT AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR
TEMPERATURE WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY 94 PER CENT.


 
THE LOCAL WEATHER IS ADVERSE. 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.

SPECIAL LANDSLIP ADVISORY: RAIN HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN SAI KUNG EAST; 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.


 
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:


 
THE BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 3:00 A.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.


 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:


 
KING'S PARK                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 27 DEGREES;
TAI PO 27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 28 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 28 DEGREES;
TSING YI 26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 26 DEGREES;
STANLEY 26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 28 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 26 DEGREES.


 
BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER
ALL REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:


 

 
SAI KUNG 0 TO 87 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 25 TO 71 MM;
WAN CHAI 55 TO 69 MM;
KWUN TONG 14 TO 68 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 0 TO 66 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT 18 TO 59 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 54 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 18 TO 31 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG 16 TO 27 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 15 TO 24 MM;
SHA TIN 2 TO 21 MM;
WONG TAI SIN 16 TO 20 MM;
TAI PO 1 TO 19 MM;
KWAI TSING 3 TO 16 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT 0 TO 6 MM;
TSUEN WAN 0 TO 2 MM;
TUEN MUN 0 TO 1 MM;
YUEN LONG 0 TO 1 MM.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:51 HKT ON 05.08.2025

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