HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 9 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 30 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 PER
CENT.

 

A BAND OF THUNDERY SHOWERS OVER THE WATERS SOUTHEAST OF
HONG KONG IS EDGING CLOSER TO THE TERRITORY. SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY WITH INTENSE GUSTS OVER HONG KONG IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE
ON THE ALERT.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNAL NO. 1 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 11:00 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              29 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 30 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                28 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      30 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     30 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    30 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               29 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    29 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                30 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    30 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  29 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                29 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                30 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                29 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   29 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                30 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 29 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 7:45 AND 8:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE
RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 16 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 2 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KAJIKI AT
9 P.M.:
LOCATION: 17.6 DEGREES NORTH, 113.7 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 105 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:02 HKT ON 23.08.2025