PRESS WEATHER NO. 139 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS

 
AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 1. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.
 
 
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                 27 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 27 DEGREES;
TAI PO 27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 27 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 27 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 27 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 27 DEGREES;
STANLEY 26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 28 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 28 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 27 DEGREES.
 
BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE
RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:
 
 
SAI KUNG 0 TO 29 MM;
TAI PO 0 TO 15 MM;
YUEN LONG 0 TO 14 MM;
KWUN TONG 4 TO 12 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT 0 TO 11 MM;
TSUEN WAN 1 TO 11 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 0 TO 7 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT 2 TO 6 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 0 TO 5 MM;
WAN CHAI 2 TO 5 MM;
KWAI TSING 0 TO 4 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 0 TO 3 MM;
SHA TIN 0 TO 3 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN 1 TO 2 MM;
TUEN MUN 0 TO 1 MM.
 
FROM MIDNIGHT TO NOON, 3.3 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:02 HKT ON 18.07.2026

Ends/Saturday, July 18, 2026
Issued at HKT 12:02

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