HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 2 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 PER
CENT.

 

AREAS OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCES WILL AFFECT THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY TODAY (28 AUGUST). THERE WILL BE SHOWERS,
THUNDERSTORMS AND SQUALLS OVER HONG KONG TODAY. SHOWERS
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MORNING AND DURING THE DAY.
DEPENDING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEAVY SHOWERS, THE
OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE CORRESPONDING RAINSTORM WARNING
SIGNAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD
TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND WARNINGS
ISSUED BY THE OBSERVATORY BEFORE GOING OUT TODAY.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 70 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 THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:00 A.M. TODAY. 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                 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                26 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               24 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    25 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    28 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                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                28 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                25 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   24 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 0:45 AND 1:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 15 MM;
KWUN TONG                        0 TO 10 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 7 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 4 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 2 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:02 HKT ON 28.08.2025