PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 4 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 33 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 5. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE PODUL WILL MOVE ACROSS INLAND GUANGDONG
AND WEAKEN PROGRESSIVELY TOMORROW (14 AUGUST), BUT WILL
ALSO BE RELATIVELY CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY AT THE SAME TIME. LOCALLY, THERE WILL BE
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW. SHOWERS
WILL BE MORE FREQUENT IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION AND WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE OBSERVATORY TOMORROW
MORNING, CONSIDER ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE LEAVING HOME, AND
BE ON THE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE DANGER BROUGHT BY HEAVY RAIN.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNAL NO. 1 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. THE WEATHER
IS EXTREMELY HOT! PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO HEALTH
CONDITIONS. DRINK MORE WATER AND TAKE ALL NECESSARY
PROTECTIVE MEASURES AGAINST THE HEAT. AVOID VIGOROUS
OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES. IF FEELING UNWELL, SEEK
MEDICAL ADVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 33 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              33 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 35 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                33 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      35 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     33 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    32 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               33 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    34 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 31 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                32 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    32 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   35 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           31 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  33 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              31 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                33 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                33 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                33 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                33 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   33 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                32 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         33 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              35 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 34 DEGREES.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TYPHOON PODUL AT 4 P.M.:
LOCATION: 23.2 DEGREES NORTH, 120.1 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 140 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:53 HKT ON 13.08.2025