PRESS WEATHER NO. 179 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 10 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.0. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE RED RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL
TO REPLACE THE BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL AT 11:10 A.M.
HOWEVER, THERE WILL STILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LOCALLY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT FIRST.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO EXERCISE
DUE CARE. PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO TRAVEL SHOULD CAREFULLY
CONSIDER THE WEATHER AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, AND TAKE
NECESSARY SAFETY MEASURES.

SPECIAL LANDSLIP ADVISORY: RAIN HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT; AND MAY CAUSE LANDSLIDES. PAY SPECIAL
ATTENTION TO LANDSLIDE RISK AND STAY AWAY FROM SLOPES. IF
LANDSLIDE OCCURS NEARBY, LEAVE IMMEDIATELY AND CALL THE
POLICE UNDER SAFE CONDITIONS.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNAL NO. 1 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1:30 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              24 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                25 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    24 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               24 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 23 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                24 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    24 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           23 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  24 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              24 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                24 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                25 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                25 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     23 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                24 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 8:45 AND 9:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                12 TO 72 MM;
TUEN MUN                         2 TO 68 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT               16 TO 64 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 20 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       5 TO 19 MM;
WAN CHAI                        10 TO 16 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  3 TO 9 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 7 MM;
KWAI TSING                        3 TO 6 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     2 TO 3 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      1 TO 3 MM;
KWUN TONG                         2 TO 3 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 2 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      1 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      1 TO 2 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 1 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 1 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM PODUL AT 10 A.M.:
LOCATION: 24.7 DEGREES NORTH, 114.6 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 75 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:49 HKT ON 14.08.2025