PRESS WEATHER NO. 130 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 11 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

AREAS OF THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG ARE
EDGING CLOSER GRADUALLY. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
TERRITORY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE CHANGE IN WEATHER.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1:00 P.M. TODAY. ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 30 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                29 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      29 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     28 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    28 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  27 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                27 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                27 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                27 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 28 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 9:45 AND 10:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
WAN CHAI                        13 TO 27 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                0 TO 26 MM;
KWUN TONG                        1 TO 16 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 1 TO 15 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                     0 TO 15 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 14 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 11 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       0 TO 10 MM;
KWAI TSING                       1 TO 10 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 9 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 6 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 5 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      2 TO 5 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 3 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 3 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 2 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:02 HKT ON 18.07.2026