HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 11 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 5. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE FENGSHEN NOW LOCATED NEAR THE PHILIPPINES
WILL ENTER WITHIN 800 KILOMETRES OF HONG KONG LATER
TOMORROW (19 OCTOBER). MEANWHILE, PRESSURE IS RISING OVER
CENTRAL CHINA. AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
REACH GUANGDONG TOMORROW AND LOCAL WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
GRADUALLY. SINCE THE WEATHER OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA WILL BE MAINLY DOMINATED BY THE MONSOON AT THAT TIME,
THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STRONG MONSOON
SIGNAL DEPENDING ON THE CHANGES IN LOCAL WIND STRENGTH.
WITH FENGSHEN EDGING CLOSER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG LATER
ON MONDAY (20 OCTOBER), THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER
ISSUING THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 DIRECTLY, TO REPLACE
THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL BY THEN WITHOUT ISSUING THE
STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1. ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST,
FENGSHEN WILL BE CLOSEST TO HONG KONG ON TUESDAY (21
OCTOBER). DEPENDING ON THE INTENSITY OF FENGSHEN, THE
DISTANCE OF THE GALE WINDS FROM HONG KONG AND THE CHANGE IN
LOCAL WIND CONDITIONS, THE OBSERVATORY WILL ASSESS THE NEED
FOR ISSUING HIGHER TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS BY
THEN. FENGSHEN WILL ALSO START TO TURN SOUTHWESTWARDS
GRADUALLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON, BUT THERE ARE
UNCERTAINTIES IN THE LOCATION OF THE TURN.
UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF FENGSHEN AND THE MONSOON, IT
WILL BE PERSISTENTLY WINDY AND WILL BECOME CLOUDY WITH RAIN
EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
APPRECIABLY TO AROUND 20 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS MIDWEEK
NEXT WEEK, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. FOR A FEW
CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS NEXT WEEK, FLOODING MAY OCCUR OVER SOME
LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS DURING THE HIGH TIDES. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION FROM THE OBSERVATORY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE FIRE DANGER WARNING IS YELLOW AND THE FIRE RISK IS HIGH.
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                 31 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              32 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 31 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                30 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      32 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     31 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    31 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               32 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    31 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 33 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                33 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    31 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  33 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              31 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                30 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                31 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                32 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                32 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   31 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                33 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         31 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              33 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 32 DEGREES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:41 HKT ON 18.10.2025