PRESS WEATHER NO. 024 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 3 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 21 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 PER
CENT.

 

WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN MAY AFFECT HONG KONG SHORTLY. MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 80 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 4:00 A.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 21 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              21 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 19 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                19 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      19 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     20 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    19 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               21 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    21 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 21 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                21 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    21 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   19 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           19 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  21 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              22 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                22 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                21 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                22 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                21 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     21 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   21 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                21 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         22 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              19 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 19 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 1:45 AND 2:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 3 TO 17 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                0 TO 13 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  5 TO 8 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        5 TO 7 MM;
SAI KUNG                          2 TO 7 MM;
WAN CHAI                          4 TO 7 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     4 TO 6 MM;
KWUN TONG                         4 TO 6 MM;
KWAI TSING                        3 TO 5 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      4 TO 5 MM;
SHA TIN                           2 TO 4 MM;
TSUEN WAN                              4 MM;
TUEN MUN                          1 TO 4 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      3 TO 4 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                           4 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 3 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 3 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:03 HKT ON 24.04.2026