PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 10 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 25 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.

ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT ASSESSMENT, THE BLACK RAINSTORM
WARNING SIGNAL WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL 3 P.M.
AREAS OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE
SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES CONTINUE TO
AFFECT HONG KONG AND THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO
SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL HEAVY RAIN IS
OVER. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION,
AND MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT IN DUE COURSE TO ENABLE MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE
EMERGENCY MONITORING AND SUPPORT CENTRE OF THE HKSAR
GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE OVERALL SITUATION
IN HONG KONG WHEN THE BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL IS IN
FORCE.

VIOLENT GUSTS REACHING 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
CONTINUE TO AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK
SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOON TODAY. SEVERE 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                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              25 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                25 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      25 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    25 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 // DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                24 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    25 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  25 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                // DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                25 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                25 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 24 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 8:45 AND 9:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
WAN CHAI                        47 TO 72 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT      38 TO 68 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                31 TO 68 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 9 TO 65 MM;
SAI KUNG                        32 TO 62 MM;
KWUN TONG                       50 TO 61 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT               20 TO 58 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                   33 TO 49 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                    26 TO 49 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                    31 TO 44 MM;
TSUEN WAN                       10 TO 24 MM;
TAI PO                           7 TO 22 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                    16 TO 22 MM;
SHA TIN                         11 TO 20 MM;
TUEN MUN                         5 TO 20 MM;
KWAI TSING                      13 TO 19 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   5 TO 15 MM;
YUEN LONG                        6 TO 13 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:31 HKT ON 05.08.2025