PRESS WEATHER NO. 012 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 1 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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                 26 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                26 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 26 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 11:45 P.M. AND 0:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED
OVER ALL REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS
WERE:

 

 
SAI KUNG                         6 TO 57 MM;
KWUN TONG                       28 TO 55 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                42 TO 54 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT      37 TO 51 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                6 TO 47 MM;
WAN CHAI                        41 TO 47 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                   17 TO 38 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 37 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                    10 TO 35 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                    11 TO 22 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                    10 TO 18 MM;
KWAI TSING                       5 TO 16 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   1 TO 11 MM;
TUEN MUN                         1 TO 10 MM;
YUEN LONG                        3 TO 10 MM;
SHA TIN                           4 TO 8 MM;
TAI PO                            2 TO 7 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         4 TO 6 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:02 HKT ON 05.08.2025