PRESS WEATHER NO. 153 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 6 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.1. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES IS AFFECTING THE VICINITY OF THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIER
OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY SHORTLY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 23 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                23 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      24 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    23 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                22 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              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   26 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              24 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 24 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 4:45 AND 5:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES WEST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 5 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 3 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 2 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 2 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 2 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:06 HKT ON 23.04.2026