PRESS WEATHER NO. 040 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:02 HKT ON 15.08.2026
AT 3 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 PER
CENT.
INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 70 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 AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:00 A.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:
KING'S PARK 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 28 DEGREES;
TAI PO 27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 28 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 29 DEGREES;
TSING YI 27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 27 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 27 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 28 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 27 DEGREES;
STANLEY 26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 28 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 26 DEGREES.
BETWEEN 1:45 AND 2:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 13 MM;
TUEN MUN 0 TO 10 MM;
YUEN LONG 0 TO 4 MM;
TSUEN WAN 0 TO 2 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT 0 TO 1 MM.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:02 HKT ON 15.08.2026
