PRESS WEATHER NO. 103 - 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 91 PER
CENT.

 

THERE IS SEVERE RAINSTORM IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT. IT MAY
CAUSE SERIOUS FLOODING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY
ON HIGH ALERT AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO REDUCE
THEIR EXPOSURE TO RISK POSED BY THE HEAVY RAIN AND
FLOODING. HOURLY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED OR HAS
EXCEEDED 100 MM.
 
HEAVY RAIN MAY BRING ABOUT FLASH FLOODS. PEOPLE SHOULD STAY
AWAY FROM WATERCOURSES. DRIVERS SHOULD BEWARE THAT THERE
ARE LIKELY TO BE SERIOUS ROAD FLOODING AND TRAFFIC
CONGESTION.

VIOLENT GUSTS REACHING 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNAL NO. 1 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE RED RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL WAS ISSUED AT 6:35 A.M.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:30 A.M. TODAY. FREQUENT SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              28 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 29 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                27 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      30 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    28 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    29 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                28 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    29 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                27 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                27 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                28 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     24 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   26 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 29 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 4:45 AND 5:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                0 TO 78 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 33 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                18 TO 29 MM;
KWUN TONG                        3 TO 22 MM;
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 20 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                     0 TO 20 MM;
WAN CHAI                         6 TO 10 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     1 TO 6 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 5 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 4 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 3 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM PODUL AT 6 A.M.:
LOCATION: 24.4 DEGREES NORTH, 115.7 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 85 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:38 HKT ON 14.08.2025