PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 2 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 24 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN TAI PO DISTRICT. IT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS FLOODING.
RESIDENTS WHO ARE LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED ARE ADVISED TO TAKE
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE FLOOD DAMAGE. HEAVY
RAIN OF MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF HOURLY RAINFALL HAS
FALLEN OR IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE ABOVE REGIONS.

THOUGH RAINSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED, PEOPLE SHOULD
STAY ALERT TO THE DANGER THAT MAY BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY RIVER
FLOODING.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4:00 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 24 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              24 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 23 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                23 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      23 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     24 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    24 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               24 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    24 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 24 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                24 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    24 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   23 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           23 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  24 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              23 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                24 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                24 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                25 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                25 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     24 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   24 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         24 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              24 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 23 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 12:45 AND 1:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL
RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
KWAI TSING                       5 TO 10 MM;
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 10 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     6 TO 9 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      6 TO 9 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      6 TO 9 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      7 TO 9 MM;
KWUN TONG                         4 TO 9 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 1 TO 7 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 7 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         2 TO 7 MM;
WAN CHAI                          4 TO 6 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        3 TO 5 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  4 TO 5 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 5 MM;
SHA TIN                           3 TO 4 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 2 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 1 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:02 HKT ON 04.04.2026