PRESS WEATHER NO. 228 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.5. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN SAI KUNG DISTRICT. IT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS FLOODING.
RESIDENTS WHO ARE LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED ARE ADVISED TO TAKE
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE FLOOD DAMAGE. HEAVY
RAIN OF MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF HOURLY RAINFALL HAS
FALLEN OR IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE ABOVE REGIONS.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNAL NO. 8 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE LANDSLIP WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF FLOODING IN NORTHERN NEW
TERRITORIES HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                25 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    26 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                   // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  25 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 1:45 AND 2:45 P.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TAI PO                           0 TO 13 MM;
YUEN LONG                        1 TO 12 MM;
SHA TIN                          4 TO 11 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   5 TO 10 MM;
SAI KUNG                         4 TO 10 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 9 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  2 TO 8 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 7 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     4 TO 7 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      3 TO 7 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      3 TO 7 MM;
KWAI TSING                        1 TO 6 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      4 TO 5 MM;
KWUN TONG                              4 MM;
WAN CHAI                          2 TO 3 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 2 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 2 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 2 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TYPHOON RAGASA AT 3 P.M.:
LOCATION: 21.5 DEGREES NORTH, 112.5 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 175 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:43 HKT ON 24.09.2025