PRESS WEATHER NO. 082 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 5 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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.

THERE IS SEVERE RAINSTORM IN NORTH DISTRICT AND TAI PO
DISTRICT. IT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS FLOODING. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD STAY ON HIGH ALERT AND TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS TO REDUCE THEIR EXPOSURE TO RISK POSED BY THE
HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING. HOURLY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO
EXCEED OR HAS EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES IN THE ABOVE REGIONS.
HEAVY RAIN MAY BRING ABOUT FLASH FLOODS. PEOPLE SHOULD STAY
AWAY FROM WATERCOURSES. DRIVERS SHOULD BEWARE THAT THERE
ARE LIKELY TO BE SERIOUS ROAD FLOODING AND TRAFFIC
CONGESTION.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
CONTINUE TO AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK
SAFE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL WAS ISSUED AT 5:50 A.M.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:00 A.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE LANDSLIP WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF FLOODING IN NORTHERN NEW
TERRITORIES 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                26 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    28 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               28 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    28 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  27 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                // DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                28 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 3:45 AND 4:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TAI PO                           8 TO 79 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 25 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        1 TO 23 MM;
KWAI TSING                      11 TO 22 MM;
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 20 MM;
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 18 MM;
SHA TIN                          7 TO 18 MM;
TUEN MUN                         0 TO 11 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      3 TO 8 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 4 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 2 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:52 HKT ON 05.08.2025