HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 8 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 PER
CENT.

 

THOUGH RAINSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED, AREAS OF
THUNDERY SHOWERS ARE STILL DEVELOPING OVER THE VICINITY OF
THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE
NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ISSUED BY THE
OBSERVATORY AND STAY ALERT TO THE DANGER THAT MAY BE
BROUGHT ABOUT BY RIVER FLOODING.

VIOLENT GUSTS REACHING 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:30 P.M. TODAY. SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 26 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 28 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                26 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                28 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  27 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   26 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 6:45 AND 7:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TUEN MUN                        18 TO 43 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 31 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                4 TO 27 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        5 TO 25 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                14 TO 24 MM;
KWUN TONG                       15 TO 24 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       4 TO 22 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                    11 TO 20 MM;
WAN CHAI                        17 TO 19 MM;
KWAI TSING                       3 TO 17 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                   12 TO 17 MM;
SAI KUNG                         2 TO 16 MM;
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 12 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                     6 TO 12 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 10 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 8 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      1 TO 7 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:41 HKT ON 26.08.2026