PRESS WEATHER NO. 004 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT MIDNIGHT AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR
TEMPERATURE WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY 86 PER CENT.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: THERE IS SEVERE RAINSTORM IN
NORTH DISTRICT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS
FLOODING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY ON HIGH ALERT
AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO REDUCE THEIR EXPOSURE TO
RISK POSED BY THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING. HOURLY RAINFALL
IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED OR HAS EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES IN
THE ABOVE REGIONS.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1:00 A.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF FLOODING IN NORTHERN NEW
TERRITORIES HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              28 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                25 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    28 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  29 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                27 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                28 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                28 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                28 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
 NEW TERRITORIES WEST AND NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE
RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 50 MM;
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 34 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 9 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:02 HKT ON 21.05.2026