PRESS WEATHER NO. 074 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 7 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 PER
CENT.

 

WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN MAY AFFECT HONG KONG IN A COUPLE OF
HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:30 A.M. TODAY. A FEW 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                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     28 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                28 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    28 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                27 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                28 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                27 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         28 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN 
NEW TERRITORIES WEST AND LANTAU. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

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

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:32 HKT ON 19.08.2025