PRESS WEATHER NO. 022 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT MIDNIGHT AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR
TEMPERATURE WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY 90 PER CENT.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN LANTAU ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU IN ISLANDS DISTRICT AND
MAY CAUSE SERIOUS FLOODING. RESIDENTS WHO ARE LIKELY TO BE
AFFECTED ARE ADVISED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE FLOOD DAMAGE.

THE BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS NOW MAINLY AFFECTING THE LANTAU
ISLAND . THE NEED OF ISSUING THE RED RAINSTORM WARNING
SIGNAL DEPENDS ON WHETHER THE BAND OF THUNDERY SHOWERS
WOULD EXTEND TO OTHER PARTS OF HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT AND CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF
THE CHANGE IN WEATHER.

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 AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 2:00 A.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                 26 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                25 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    25 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                27 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  25 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                27 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                26 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                28 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                27 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   26 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                // DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 P.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TUEN MUN                         3 TO 21 MM;
KWAI TSING                       5 TO 15 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 15 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        5 TO 10 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        3 TO 9 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      3 TO 6 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 5 MM;
WAN CHAI                          3 TO 5 MM;
YUEN LONG                         1 TO 5 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     3 TO 5 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 4 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 3 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      1 TO 3 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 2 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      1 TO 2 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 1 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 1 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 11:00
P.M. YESTERDAY:
LOCATION: 18.0 DEGREES NORTH, 109.6 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:59 HKT ON 18.08.2025