PRESS WEATHER NO. 018 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 1 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 PER
CENT.

 

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
CONTINUE TO 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 THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 2:00 A.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 // DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                26 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      28 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     28 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    28 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                28 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    29 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 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                     27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                // DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         28 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 11:45 P.M. AND 0:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED
WITHIN LANTAU, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED
IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 17 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                0 TO 12 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 1 A.M.:
LOCATION: 16.5 DEGREES NORTH, 112.5 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 45 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:02 HKT ON 17.08.2025