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PRESS WEATHER NO. 223 - 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 OBSERVATORY ISSUED THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL
TO REPLACE THE BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL AT 5:05 P.M.
THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN
FORCE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS
LOCALLY TOMORROW MORNING (6 AUGUST). SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY
AT TIMES AT FIRST. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PLEASE PAY
ATTENTION TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION BEFORE GOING
OUT TOMORROW MORNING.


 
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:


 
THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:00 P.M. TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER NEW TERRITORIES EAST.
THE LANDSLIP WARNING 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 17:46 HKT ON 05.08.2025

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