PRESS WEATHER NO. 210 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 5 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.5. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

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.

 

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. A FEW 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                27 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 // 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              28 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                28 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 3:45 AND 4:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TAI PO                           0 TO 11 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 10 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 6 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 2 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 2 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 1 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 1 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 1 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:02 HKT ON 05.08.2025