PRESS WEATHER NO. 168 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 4 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 33 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

HAIL MAY AFFECT HONG KONG SHORTLY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNAL NO. 1 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. PROLONGED
HEAT ALERT! PLEASE DRINK SUFFICIENT WATER. IF FEELING
UNWELL, TAKE REST OR SEEK HELP IMMEDIATELY. IF NEEDED, SEEK
MEDICAL ADVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 31 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              32 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 31 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                25 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      32 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     31 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               31 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    31 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 31 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    32 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  31 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              31 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                30 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                32 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                // DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                32 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   31 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                32 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         32 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 29 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 2:45 AND 3:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN 
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, NEW TERRITORIES WEST AND LANTAU. THE
RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TUEN MUN                         0 TO 36 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 8 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM MITAG AT 4 P.M.:
LOCATION: 20.2 DEGREES NORTH, 117.6 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 65 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:02 HKT ON 18.09.2025