PRESS WEATHER NO. 120 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 2 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 30 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD BEWARE OF HEAT STROKE AND DRINK MORE WATER.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 30 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              32 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                28 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     28 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    31 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               33 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    30 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 30 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                33 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    29 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              31 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                31 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                30 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                35 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                29 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     32 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   30 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         31 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 12:45 AND 1:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER
ALL REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 45 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 35 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   2 TO 31 MM;
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 22 MM;
SHA TIN                          0 TO 10 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     1 TO 5 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      1 TO 3 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 2 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 2 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:31 HKT ON 17.08.2026