PRESS WEATHER NO. 140 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 2 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 1. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION ARE
APPROACHING THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.
SQUALLY SHOWERS WITH INTENSE GUST ARE EXPECTED OVER HONG
KONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE CHANGE IN WEATHER.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
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 5:00 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 12:45 AND 1:45 P.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 3 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 1 TO 2 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 1 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 1 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM;
WAN CHAI                          0 TO 1 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 2 P.M.:
LOCATION: 17.5 DEGREES NORTH, 110.8 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 45 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:03 HKT ON 17.08.2025