PRESS WEATHER NO. 076 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 5 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 PER
CENT.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF HONG KONG ISLAND AND MAY CAUSE
SERIOUS FLOODING. RESIDENTS WHO ARE LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED
ARE ADVISED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE
FLOOD DAMAGE.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNAL NO. 1 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:15 A.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              29 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 29 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                28 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      30 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               28 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    30 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 28 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    28 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                27 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                28 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     28 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                28 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         28 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 29 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 3:45 AND 4:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 9 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 8 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      1 TO 5 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 3 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     2 TO 3 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 1 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM PODUL AT 5 A.M.:
LOCATION: 24.3 DEGREES NORTH, 116.0 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 85 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:37 HKT ON 14.08.2025