PRESS WEATHER NO. 097 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:02 HKT ON 19.10.2025
AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING GUANGDONG, LOCAL WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY, THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE
STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL LATER TODAY.
TROPICAL CYCLONE FENGSHEN IS EXPECTED TO ENTER WITHIN 800
KILOMETRES OF HONG KONG TONIGHT. WITH FENGSHEN EDGING
CLOSER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY TOMORROW (20
OCTOBER), THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STRONG
WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 DIRECTLY TO REPLACE THE STRONG MONSOON
SIGNAL AROUND TOMORROW EVENING.
UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF FENGSHEN AND THE MONSOON, IT
WILL BE PERSISTENTLY WINDY AND WILL BECOME CLOUDY WITH RAIN
IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. RAIN WILL BE MORE FREQUENT AT TIMES
ON TUESDAY AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES BETWEEN
TUESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL FALL APPRECIABLY TO AROUND 19
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF SPRING TIDE, THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON AND FENGSHEN, FLOODING MAY OCCUR OVER SOME
LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS DURING THE HIGH TIDES FOR A FEW
CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS THIS WEEK. THE WATER LEVEL AT VICTORIA
HARBOUR WILL RISE TO NEAR 3 METRES ABOVE CHART DATUM AT
NIGHT BETWEEN TUESDAY AND THURSDAY. 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 31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 32 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 32 DEGREES;
TAI PO 33 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 32 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 32 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 30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 32 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 31 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 32 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 31 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 33 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 32 DEGREES;
STANLEY 31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 31 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 31 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 31 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 33 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 31 DEGREES.
FROM MIDNIGHT TO NOON, NO RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE HONG
KONG OBSERVATORY.
HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN AT NOON:
LOCATION: 14.8 DEGREES NORTH, 120.4 DEGREES EAST.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:02 HKT ON 19.10.2025