PRESS WEATHER NO. 093 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS

 
AT 1 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 32 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 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                 32 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 32 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 32 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 31 DEGREES;
TAI PO 33 DEGREES;
SHA TIN // DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 31 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 31 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 31 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 33 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 31 DEGREES;
TSING YI 32 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 32 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 30 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 30 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 32 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 32 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 32 DEGREES;
STANLEY // DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 31 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 31 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 31 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 34 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 32 DEGREES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:02 HKT ON 02.10.2025

Ends/Thursday, October 2, 2025
Issued at HKT 13:02

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