PRESS WEATHER NO. 056 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 4 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 PER
CENT.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN TSUEN WAN DISTRICT. 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.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:00 A.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 2:45 AND 3:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 14 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 12 MM;
TUEN MUN                          1 TO 6 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 2 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:56 HKT ON 18.07.2026