PRESS WEATHER NO. 068 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 7 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 PER
CENT.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN SAI KUNG EAST. IT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS FLOODING. RESIDENTS
WHO ARE LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED ARE ADVISED TO TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE FLOOD DAMAGE. HEAVY RAIN OF
MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF HOURLY RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OR
IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE ABOVE REGIONS.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
CONTINUE TO AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK
SAFE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

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

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL
RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SAI KUNG                         2 TO 68 MM;
TAI PO                          10 TO 33 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        1 TO 18 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   1 TO 17 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       5 TO 13 MM;
YUEN LONG                        1 TO 13 MM;
SHA TIN                          2 TO 11 MM;
KWAI TSING                        5 TO 8 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      6 TO 8 MM;
TUEN MUN                          1 TO 7 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 6 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 5 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                          5 MM;
WAN CHAI                          2 TO 4 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      2 TO 4 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                           2 MM;
KWUN TONG                         1 TO 2 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:02 HKT ON 18.06.2026