PRESS WEATHER NO. 085 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 9. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS VERY HIGH.

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE MATMO OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES WILL MOVE ACROSS LUZON TOMORROW (3 OCTOBER) AND
ENTER WITHIN 800 KILOMETRES OF HONG KONG LATER. THE
OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1
TOMORROW NIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, MATMO
WILL MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF THE
COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG TO THE EASTERN PART OF HAINAN
ISLAND OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY. LOCALLY,
THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED LATER ON SATURDAY (4
OCTOBER) TO SUNDAY (5 OCTOBER) AND IT WILL BE WINDY. SEAS
WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. THERE WILL ALSO BE OCCASIONAL
SQUALLY SHOWERS. DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MATMO
AND THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY, ITS INTENSITY AND THE CHANGE
IN LOCAL WIND CONDITIONS, THE OBSERVATORY WILL ASSESS THE
NEED OF ISSUING HIGHER TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS
DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PLEASE
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION
ISSUED BY THE OBSERVATORY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

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              31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 32 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                30 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      32 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     // DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    31 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               31 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    32 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 32 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                31 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    31 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  31 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                30 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                31 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                33 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                31 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     // DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   30 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                32 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         31 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              // DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 32 DEGREES.

 

A TRACE OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND MIDDAY TODAY. 

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:02 HKT ON 02.10.2025