PRESS WEATHER NO. 118 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 11 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.5. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

AREAS OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ARE AFFECTING HONG KONG.
WHETHER THE BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL NEEDS TO BE
ISSUED DEPENDS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREAS OF THUNDERY
SHOWERS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY ON HIGH ALERT
AND TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 24 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              25 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 29 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                26 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      29 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    25 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    29 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 23 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                25 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    24 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  25 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              24 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                27 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                25 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     24 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   26 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                24 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 29 DEGREES.

 

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

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 3 TO 62 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                0 TO 47 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT      21 TO 33 MM;
KWAI TSING                       1 TO 19 MM;
WAN CHAI                         4 TO 15 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 10 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     0 TO 7 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 4 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      0 TO 4 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 3 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 1 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:26 HKT ON 31.07.2026