HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 2 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

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.

AREAS OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE
SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES STILL CONTINUE
TO AFFECT HONG KONG AND THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY. ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT ASSESSMENT, THE BLACK
RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST
UNTIL 5 P.M. 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 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
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 4:00 P.M. 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              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                26 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                28 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                // DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 12:45 AND 1:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE
RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
EASTERN DISTRICT                 7 TO 54 MM;
KWUN TONG                       17 TO 46 MM;
SAI KUNG                         8 TO 43 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT      14 TO 41 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                2 TO 37 MM;
WAN CHAI                        29 TO 37 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                    22 TO 26 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 24 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                    23 TO 24 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 22 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                   17 TO 21 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                    13 TO 20 MM;
SHA TIN                          6 TO 13 MM;
KWAI TSING                        6 TO 9 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 7 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 6 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 4 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 3 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:02 HKT ON 05.08.2025