PRESS WEATHER NO. 026 - 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 93 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 TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNAL NO. 8 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5:00 A.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                25 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      // DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    25 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                26 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   26 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                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                25 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

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

 

 
KWAI TSING                       7 TO 29 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        8 TO 28 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                    11 TO 25 MM;
SHA TIN                          8 TO 22 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                    11 TO 21 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                    8 TO 19 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                    16 TO 19 MM;
KWUN TONG                       11 TO 19 MM;
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 15 MM;
YUEN LONG                        4 TO 15 MM;
TAI PO                           5 TO 14 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 7 TO 11 MM;
WAN CHAI                         8 TO 11 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                6 TO 10 MM;
TUEN MUN                         5 TO 10 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        5 TO 9 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    4 TO 9 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  1 TO 8 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TROPICAL STORM TAPAH AT 2
A.M.:
LOCATION: 20.6 DEGREES NORTH, 113.2 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 110 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:03 HKT ON 08.09.2025