PRESS WEATHER NO. 290 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:48 HKT ON 26.07.2026
AT 6 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.
THOUGH RAINSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED, PEOPLE SHOULD
STAY ALERT TO THE DANGER THAT MAY BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY RIVER
FLOODING.
INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT EASTERN WATERS OF HONG KONG, SOUTHERN WATERS AND
ISLANDS OF HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNAL NO. 1 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:15 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER EASTERN WATERS OF
HONG KONG, SOUTHERN WATERS AND ISLANDS OF HONG KONG.
THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:
KING'S PARK 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 25 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 26 DEGREES;
TAI PO 26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 25 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 24 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 26 DEGREES;
TSING YI 25 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 25 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 25 DEGREES;
STANLEY 24 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 25 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 25 DEGREES.
BETWEEN 4:45 AND 5:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 34 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 6 TO 11 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 2 TO 8 MM;
WAN CHAI 5 TO 8 MM;
TSUEN WAN 0 TO 6 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT 4 TO 5 MM;
KWAI TSING 1 TO 4 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG 3 TO 4 MM;
KWUN TONG 2 TO 4 MM;
SAI KUNG 0 TO 3 MM;
SHA TIN 0 TO 3 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 0 TO 3 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 3 MM;
WONG TAI SIN 2 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT 0 TO 1 MM;
TAI PO 0 TO 1 MM.
TROPICAL STORM NOUL HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION.
HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION NOUL AT 7
P.M.:
LOCATION: 24.1 DEGREES NORTH, 113.7 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 55 KM/H.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:48 HKT ON 26.07.2026
