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PRESS WEATHER NO. 288 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS


 
AT 8 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 PER
CENT.


 
THERE IS SEVERE RAINSTORM IN SHA TIN DISTRICT. 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.
 
HEAVY RAIN MAY BRING ABOUT FLASH FLOODS. PEOPLE SHOULD STAY
AWAY FROM WATERCOURSES. DRIVERS SHOULD BEWARE THAT THERE
ARE LIKELY TO BE SERIOUS ROAD FLOODING AND TRAFFIC
CONGESTION.

VIOLENT GUSTS REACHING 100 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
CONTINUE TO AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK
SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.


 
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:


 
THE BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:30 P.M. TODAY. SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.


 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:


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


 
BETWEEN 6:45 AND 7:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:


 

 
YUEN LONG 0 TO 56 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT 1 TO 49 MM;
KWAI TSING 16 TO 33 MM;
TUEN MUN 0 TO 26 MM;
TAI PO 0 TO 20 MM;
SAI KUNG 1 TO 18 MM;
SHA TIN 5 TO 18 MM;
TSUEN WAN 0 TO 17 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT 2 TO 4 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 4 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 0 TO 4 MM;
WAN CHAI 1 TO 4 MM;
KWUN TONG 3 TO 4 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 0 TO 3 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 0 TO 3 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 0 TO 2 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG 0 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN 1 TO 2 MM.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:41 HKT ON 08.06.2026

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