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PRESS WEATHER NO. 055 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS


 
AT 2 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 PER
CENT.


 
THE BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS AFFECTING THE TERRITORY. WHETHER THE
BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED DEPENDS
ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BAND OF THUNDERY SHOWERS. MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT AND CONTINUE TO BE
AWARE OF THE CHANGE IN WEATHER.

VIOLENT GUSTS REACHING 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
CONTINUE TO AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK
SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.


 
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:


 
THE RED RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5:00 A.M. TODAY. SEVERE 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 25 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 24 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 25 DEGREES;
TSING YI 25 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 26 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO // DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 25 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 26 DEGREES.


 
BETWEEN 0:45 AND 1:45 A.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:


 

 
TSUEN WAN 3 TO 73 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT 1 TO 62 MM;
TUEN MUN 27 TO 62 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 16 TO 56 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 3 TO 48 MM;
KWAI TSING 7 TO 20 MM;
YUEN LONG 0 TO 19 MM;
WAN CHAI 10 TO 15 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG 8 TO 12 MM;
WONG TAI SIN 4 TO 12 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 9 TO 11 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 7 TO 10 MM;
KWUN TONG 4 TO 9 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT 2 TO 8 MM;
SHA TIN 0 TO 8 MM;
SAI KUNG 0 TO 6 MM;
TAI PO 0 TO 2 MM.


 
HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 2 A.M.:
LOCATION: 18.1 DEGREES NORTH, 109.3 DEGREES EAST.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:02 HKT ON 18.08.2025

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