PRESS WEATHER NO. 240 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 10 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 11:00 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 8:45 AND 9:45 P.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
WONG TAI SIN                    13 TO 23 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 21 MM;
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 20 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   5 TO 18 MM;
KWUN TONG                        9 TO 18 MM;
SHA TIN                          1 TO 17 MM;
TAI PO                           1 TO 16 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 6 TO 13 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                     6 TO 12 MM;
KWAI TSING                       2 TO 10 MM;
YUEN LONG                        1 TO 10 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 8 MM;
WAN CHAI                          5 TO 7 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     6 TO 7 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      4 TO 6 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 3 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 3 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 8 P.M.:
LOCATION: 17.8 DEGREES NORTH, 109.7 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:02 HKT ON 17.08.2025