PRESS WEATHER NO. 119 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 7 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 PER
CENT.

 

THE AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH PODUL
IS AFFECTING HONG KONG. THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE
BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL AT 7:50 A.M.

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 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
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                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 28 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                25 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      28 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               24 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 24 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                25 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   24 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT               5 TO 102 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 72 MM;
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 30 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       4 TO 20 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 3 TO 20 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 11 MM;
TUEN MUN                         2 TO 11 MM;
KWUN TONG                        0 TO 10 MM;
KWAI TSING                        1 TO 9 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 8 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 8 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      3 TO 8 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 7 MM;
WAN CHAI                          3 TO 5 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      2 TO 5 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 4 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 4 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     2 TO 3 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM PODUL AT 7 A.M.:
LOCATION: 24.4 DEGREES NORTH, 115.4 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 75 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:45 HKT ON 14.08.2025