PRESS WEATHER NO. 049 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 5 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 PER
CENT.

 

AREAS OF THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ACTIVE
SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM ARE AFFECTING THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY OVER PARTS
OF THE TERRITORY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC SHOULD 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 THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:30 A.M. TODAY. A FEW SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 3:45 AND 4:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN 
NEW TERRITORIES WEST AND NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL
RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
NORTH DISTRICT                   1 TO 43 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 21 MM;
SHA TIN                          4 TO 18 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                     7 TO 17 MM;
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 12 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 10 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 9 MM;
YUEN LONG                         2 TO 8 MM;
KWUN TONG                         3 TO 7 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      3 TO 6 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 5 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 4 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  1 TO 3 MM;
WAN CHAI                          1 TO 3 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 2 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 2 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                          1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 5 A.M.:
LOCATION: 21.3 DEGREES NORTH, 107.5 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:32 HKT ON 19.08.2025