PRESS WEATHER NO. 074 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 9 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

SUPER TYPHOON RAGASA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT AND
ENTER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY (22
SEPTEMBER). THE CIRCULATION OF RAGASA IS EXTENSIVE AND ITS
SPEED OF MOVEMENT IS RELATIVELY HIGH. IT WILL POSE A
CONSIDERABLE THREAT TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. THE
OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 AT 12:20
P.M. TODAY.
 
WITH RAGASA GRADUALLY EDGING CLOSER, LOCAL WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY TOMORROW (23 SEPTEMBER), AND WEATHER
WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATER. THE OBSERVATORY WILL
CONSIDER ISSUING THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 BETWEEN 8
P.M. AND 10 P.M. TONIGHT. IT IS EXPECTED THAT GALE TO STORM
FORCE WINDS WILL PREVAIL LOCALLY ON WEDNESDAY (24
SEPTEMBER), AND WINDS MAY REACH HURRICANE FORCE OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND. THE WEATHER WILL BE ADVERSE WITH HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SEAS WILL BE VERY HIGH
WITH SWELLS. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SIGNIFICANT STORM
SURGE, THE SEA LEVEL OVER COASTAL AREAS BY THEN MAY BE
SIMILAR TO THAT OF HATO IN 2017 AND MANGKHUT IN 2018.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PLEASE BE WELL PREPARED FOR HIGH
WINDS AND FLOODING, AND TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION FROM THE OBSERVATORY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD BEWARE OF HEAT STROKE AND DRINK MORE WATER.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 A.M. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS
26.5 DEGREES CELSIUS AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SUPER TYPHOON RAGASA AT 8 A.M.:
LOCATION: 19.4 DEGREES NORTH, 122.9 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:02 HKT ON 22.09.2025