PRESS WEATHER NO. 265 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 8 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 PER
CENT.

 

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
TOMORROW (16 JUNE) LOCALLY. THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN UNSETTLED FROM WEDNESDAY TO THURSDAY AT FIRST (17
AND 18 JUNE), AND SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO WEATHER TIPS
AND WARNING MESSAGES ISSUED BY THE OBSERVATORY, AND
CAREFULLY CONSIDER TRAFFIC CONDITIONS BEFORE GOING TO WORK
OR SCHOOL IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. BESIDES, SINCE THERE IS A
CHANCE OF FLOODING, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO
TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE FLOOD DAMAGE.
WITH THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE ESTABLISHING, SHOWERS WILL
LESSEN AND THE WEATHER WILL BECOME BRIGHTER ON TUEN NG
FESTIVAL AND OVER THE WEEKEND.

SPECIAL LANDSLIP ADVISORY: RAIN HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN SAI KUNG EAST; AND MAY CAUSE LANDSLIDES. PAY SPECIAL
ATTENTION TO LANDSLIDE RISK AND STAY AWAY FROM SLOPES. IF
LANDSLIDE OCCURS NEARBY, LEAVE IMMEDIATELY AND CALL THE
POLICE UNDER SAFE CONDITIONS.

THOUGH RAINSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED, PEOPLE SHOULD
STAY ALERT TO THE DANGER THAT MAY BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY RIVER
FLOODING.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              25 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 24 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                25 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      25 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    25 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    25 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                26 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    25 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  25 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                25 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                25 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 6:45 AND 7:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN 
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, NEW TERRITORIES WEST AND LANTAU. THE
RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
NORTH DISTRICT                   7 TO 39 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 1 TO 38 MM;
KWAI TSING                      10 TO 28 MM;
TAI PO                           7 TO 28 MM;
SHA TIN                          7 TO 21 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        8 TO 21 MM;
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 17 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                     4 TO 13 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                     1 TO 12 MM;
SAI KUNG                         2 TO 11 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      3 TO 8 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  4 TO 6 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 3 TO 6 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        3 TO 5 MM;
WAN CHAI                          4 TO 5 MM;
KWUN TONG                         1 TO 4 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     2 TO 3 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:23 HKT ON 15.06.2026