PRESS WEATHER NO. 083 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 9. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS VERY HIGH.

 

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER
TO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA,
AND IS LOCATED WITHIN 800 KILOMETRES OF HONG KONG.
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL MOVE NORTH IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF
HAINAN ISLAND AND THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG AND MAY
DEVELOP. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE AND THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEASTERN
CHINA, LOCAL WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN. DEPENDING ON THE LOCAL
WIND CHANGE, THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE
STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL. IF THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS
INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE, DEPENDING ON ITS INTENSITY AND
DISTANCE FROM HONG KONG, THE OBSERVATORY WILL ASSESS THE
NEED FOR ISSUING THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL
EARLIEST AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT (16 AUGUST).
 
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAVE
AFFECTED THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG. WITH IT MOVING
NORTHWARDS, SQUALLY SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE
TERRITORY TOMORROW (17 AUGUST), AND SHOWERS WILL INCREASE
GRADUALLY LATER. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH. THOSE ENGAGING IN
WATER SPORTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE DANGER POSED BY ROUGH
SEAS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLS ON MONDAY
(18 AUGUST) AND TUESDAY (19 AUGUST). MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND
WARNING BULLETINS ISSUED BY THE OBSERVATORY AND TAKE NOTE
OF THE ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE DEPARTING.

HOT WEATHER MIGHT CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT AND DRINK MORE WATER.

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 31 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              32 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 32 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                33 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      32 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     32 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    32 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               31 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    31 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 31 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                32 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    32 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   32 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  32 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                32 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                32 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                31 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   30 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                // DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         30 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              33 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 30 DEGREES.

 

NO RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND MIDDAY TODAY. 

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:08 HKT ON 16.08.2025