PRESS WEATHER NO. 050 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 4 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 PER
CENT.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN TAP MUN IN TAI PO DISTRICT. 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 REGION.

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

 

BETWEEN 2:45 AND 3:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
NORTH DISTRICT                   1 TO 17 MM;
TAI PO                           1 TO 17 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                     8 TO 15 MM;
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 12 MM;
KWAI TSING                       3 TO 11 MM;
SHA TIN                           2 TO 9 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 5 MM;
KWUN TONG                         1 TO 5 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         1 TO 4 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      1 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      1 TO 2 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 1 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 1 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 1 MM;
WAN CHAI                          0 TO 1 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 1 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                          1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:40 HKT ON 05.08.2025