PRESS WEATHER NO. 252 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 6 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

VIOLENT GUSTS REACHING 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

HAIL MAY AFFECT HONG KONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL WAS ISSUED AT 6:35 P.M.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:00 P.M. TODAY. SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE LANDSLIP WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF FLOODING IN NORTHERN NEW
TERRITORIES HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 4:45 AND 5:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES WEST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 10 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 8 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 5 MM;
KWUN TONG                         1 TO 5 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 4 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 3 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     1 TO 3 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      1 TO 3 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                           3 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 2 MM;
WAN CHAI                          0 TO 2 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 1 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 1 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 1 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:37 HKT ON 18.06.2026