PRESS WEATHER NO. 217 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 8 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 24 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 PER
CENT.

 

AREAS OF THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT
ARE AFFECTING REGIONS WEST OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY, AND
ARE EXPECTED TO EDGE CLOSER TO HONG KONG GRADUALLY 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 10:00 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 23 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              23 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 22 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                22 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      22 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     23 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    23 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               23 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    23 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 22 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                24 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    23 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   22 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           21 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  22 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              23 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                // DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                23 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                23 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                23 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     // DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   23 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                23 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         23 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              23 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 22 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 6:45 AND 7:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 13 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        1 TO 4 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  2 TO 3 MM;
SAI KUNG                          1 TO 3 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 1 TO 3 MM;
WAN CHAI                               3 MM;
KWUN TONG                         1 TO 3 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 2 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     1 TO 2 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      1 TO 2 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 1 MM;
SHA TIN                                1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                           1 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:02 HKT ON 03.05.2026