HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 2 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 PER
CENT.

 

THOUGH RAINSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED, AREAS OF
THUNDERY SHOWERS ARE STILL DEVELOPING OVER THE SEAS SOUTH
OF HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ISSUED BY THE OBSERVATORY AND
STAY ALERT TO THE DANGER THAT MAY BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY RIVER
FLOODING.

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 3:30 A.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 0:45 AND 1:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL
RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 24 MM;
SAI KUNG                         2 TO 24 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 4 TO 14 MM;
SHA TIN                           1 TO 8 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 1 TO 8 MM;
KWAI TSING                        2 TO 7 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     5 TO 7 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      5 TO 6 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      4 TO 6 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         1 TO 5 MM;
WAN CHAI                          4 TO 5 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      3 TO 5 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        2 TO 4 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 4 MM;
KWUN TONG                              4 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 2 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:17 HKT ON 17.07.2026