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PRESS WEATHER NO. 258 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS


 
AT 5 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.


 
LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: THERE IS SEVERE RAINSTORM IN
SAI KUNG DISTRICT AND NORTH DISTRICT OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. RAIN IS ALSO PARTICULARLY HEAVY IN TAI PO
DISTRICT. IT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS FLOODING. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD STAY ON HIGH ALERT AND TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS TO REDUCE THEIR EXPOSURE TO RISK POSED BY THE
HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING. HOURLY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO
EXCEED OR HAS EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER SAI KUNG
DISTRICT AND NORTH DISTRICT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. HOURLY
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED OR HAS EXCEEDED 70
MILLIMETRES OVER TAI PO DISTRICT.


 
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 25 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 28 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 27 DEGREES;
TSING YI 26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG // 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 26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 25 DEGREES;
STANLEY 25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 26 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 25 DEGREES.


 
BETWEEN 3:45 AND 4:45 P.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:


 

 
SAI KUNG 7 TO 94 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT 8 TO 60 MM;
TAI PO 2 TO 32 MM;
SHA TIN 6 TO 17 MM;
WONG TAI SIN 5 TO 11 MM;
KWUN TONG 10 TO 11 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT 5 TO 8 MM;
YUEN LONG 0 TO 7 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 2 TO 6 MM;
TSUEN WAN 1 TO 6 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 4 TO 6 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG 4 TO 5 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 3 TO 5 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 2 TO 4 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 4 MM;
WAN CHAI 4 MM;
KWAI TSING 0 TO 3 MM;
TUEN MUN 1 TO 3 MM.


 
HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TYPHOON RAGASA AT 5 P.M.:
LOCATION: 21.6 DEGREES NORTH, 112.1 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 155 KM/H.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:02 HKT ON 24.09.2025

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