PRESS WEATHER NO. 042 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 3 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL WAS ISSUED AT 3:00 A.M.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:00 A.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE LANDSLIP WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              28 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                27 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    28 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                // DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                27 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     28 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                28 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 26 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 1:45 AND 2:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TAI PO                          10 TO 40 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   6 TO 37 MM;
YUEN LONG                        2 TO 25 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        4 TO 21 MM;
TUEN MUN                         1 TO 17 MM;
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 15 MM;
SHA TIN                           1 TO 8 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 6 MM;
KWAI TSING                        1 TO 3 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      1 TO 3 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 2 MM;
WAN CHAI                          1 TO 2 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     1 TO 2 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      1 TO 2 MM;
KWUN TONG                         1 TO 2 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT             1 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                           1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:02 HKT ON 05.08.2025