HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 7 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 24 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 PER
CENT.

 

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                 24 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              24 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 22 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                22 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      23 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     23 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    23 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               24 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    24 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 23 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                22 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    23 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   22 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           22 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  23 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              24 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                24 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                23 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                24 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                24 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   24 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                24 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              23 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 23 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN 
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, NEW TERRITORIES WEST AND LANTAU. THE
RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 29 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 22 MM;
TAI PO                           5 TO 19 MM;
TUEN MUN                         7 TO 18 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        1 TO 15 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 8 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 4 MM;
KWAI TSING                        1 TO 3 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      1 TO 3 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                           1 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 1 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:02 HKT ON 23.04.2026