PRESS WEATHER NO. 036 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 4 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 22 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 PER
CENT.

 

THERE ARE STILL THUNDERY SHOWERS DEVELOPING TO THE WEST OF
THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY, AND THEY MAY EDGE CLOSER TO HONG
KONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE CHANGE IN WEATHER.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5:30 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              22 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 19 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                18 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      19 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     20 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    19 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               20 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    21 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 20 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                21 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    21 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   19 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           20 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  20 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              21 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                21 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                21 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                22 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                21 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     22 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   21 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                20 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         22 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              19 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 19 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 2:45 AND 3:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL
RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

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

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:02 HKT ON 24.04.2026