PRESS WEATHER NO. 116 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 1 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 1. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE WEST OF THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY IS MOVING EASTWARDS GRADUALLY. LOCALLY,
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN
SOME AREAS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 3:00 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 26 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                26 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                27 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                26 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 11:45 A.M. AND 12:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED
WITHIN  NEW TERRITORIES WEST AND LANTAU. THE RAINFALL
RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:02 HKT ON 15.05.2026