PRESS WEATHER NO. 202 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 7 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 PER
CENT.

 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ACTIVE
SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AND UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES ARE
AFFECTING THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY
PERSISTENTLY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER HONG KONG
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD
BE AWARE OF THE CHANGE IN WEATHER.

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

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10:00 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 26 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                26 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   // 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                     25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 26 DEGREES.

 

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

 

 
EASTERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 30 MM;
SAI KUNG                         4 TO 30 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                0 TO 29 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 23 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 10 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 9 MM;
SHA TIN                           1 TO 9 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 9 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 7 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 4 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 2 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      0 TO 2 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 1 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:07 HKT ON 07.07.2026