PRESS WEATHER NO. 044 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 5 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 PER
CENT.

 

WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN MAY AFFECT HONG KONG IN A COUPLE OF
HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA HAS MOVED TO WITHIN 100 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF
HONG KONG. HOWEVER, ITS STRUCTURE REMAINS RELATIVELY LOOSE.
WINDS AND CONVECTIONS ARE RELATIVELY WEAK NEAR ITS CENTRE.
IT HAS NOT YET REACHED THE INTENSITY OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE.
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL MOVE NORTHWEST IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY THIS MORNING. AS THE
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EDGES CLOSER TO HONG KONG, WINDS MAY
SLIGHTLY STRENGTHEN OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. THE
OBSERVATORY WILL CLOSELY MONITOR ITS DEVELOPMENT AND
MOVEMENT, AND THE CHANGE IN LOCAL WIND CONDITIONS, FOR
ASSESSING THE NEED OF ISSUING TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
SIGNALS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE OBSERVATORY. 
SINCE THE RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE ARE MAINLY LOCATED TO ITS SOUTHERN SIDE, HEAVY
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT
HONG KONG DURING THE DAY TODAY. THERE MAY BE A NEED TO
ISSUE RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNALS OR LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN
ADVISORY BY THEN. FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN SOME LOW-LYING
AREAS. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM, SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST
TOMORROW (15 JULY) AND THERE WILL STILL BE OCCASIONAL
STRONG WINDS OFFSHORE.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:30 A.M. TODAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 26 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                27 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                28 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   27 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         27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 3:45 AND 4:45 A.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SHA TIN                          2 TO 31 MM;
SAI KUNG                         1 TO 30 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                     7 TO 29 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 20 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 18 MM;
KWAI TSING                       1 TO 17 MM;
KWUN TONG                        1 TO 16 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                0 TO 13 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                     2 TO 12 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      1 TO 8 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  3 TO 6 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     3 TO 4 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 3 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 2 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 2 MM;
WAN CHAI                          0 TO 1 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:22 HKT ON 14.07.2026