PRESS WEATHER NO. 040 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 6 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 PER
CENT.

 

ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, SEVERE TYPHOON PODUL
WILL ENTER WITHIN 800 KILOMETRES OF HONG KONG IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS. THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STANDBY
SIGNAL, NO. 1 AT 8:40 A.M. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER
SUBSIDING AIR OF PODUL, IT WILL BE VERY HOT DURING THE DAY
OVER GUANGDONG AND HEAT TRIGGERED SHOWERS WILL ALSO AFFECT
THE REGION LATER TODAY. WITH PODUL MAKING LANDFALL OVER THE
VICINITY OF EASTERN GUANGDONG TO SOUTHERN FUJIAN TOMORROW
(14 AUGUST), ITS ASSOCIATED RAIN BAND WILL BE RATHER CLOSE
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE WILL BE HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE
SWELLS. 
 
DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE BETWEEN PODUL AND THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY, ITS INTENSITY AND THE CHANGE IN LOCAL WINDS, THE
OBSERVATORY WILL ASSESS THE NEED OF ISSUING HIGHER TROPICAL
CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS LATER TODAY TO EARLY TOMORROW.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ISSUED BY THE OBSERVATORY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD BEWARE OF HEAT STROKE AND DRINK MORE WATER.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                27 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    28 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 26 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                27 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                28 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                28 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         28 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 4:45 AND 5:45 A.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
WAN CHAI                          0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TYPHOON PODUL AT 5 A.M.:
LOCATION: 21.9 DEGREES NORTH, 122.7 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:02 HKT ON 13.08.2025