PRESS WEATHER NO. 194 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 4 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.9. 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.

THE AREAS OF THUNDERY SHOWERS NOW AFFECTING THE TERRITORY
ARE DEPARTING GRADUALLY. THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE RED
OR AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL TO REPLACE THE BLACK
RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL AT 5:05 P.M. HOWEVER, LOCALLY
THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS, AND HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO EXERCISE
DUE CARE. PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO TRAVEL SHOULD CAREFULLY
CONSIDER THE WEATHER AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, AND TAKE
NECESSARY SAFETY MEASURES.

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 6:00 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                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              28 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                26 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    28 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 // DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  27 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                // DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                27 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 2:45 AND 3:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SHA TIN                          7 TO 51 MM;
TAI PO                           1 TO 33 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                    10 TO 11 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    2 TO 8 MM;
YUEN LONG                         2 TO 8 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         1 TO 6 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 6 MM;
SAI KUNG                          1 TO 5 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 3 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 3 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 2 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 1 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 1 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 1 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:02 HKT ON 05.08.2025