HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 5 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 PER
CENT.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN ISLANDS DISTRICT. IT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS FLOODING.
RESIDENTS WHO ARE LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED ARE ADVISED TO TAKE
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE FLOOD DAMAGE. HEAVY
RAIN OF MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF HOURLY RAINFALL HAS
FALLEN OR IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE ABOVE REGIONS.

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

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:00 A.M. TODAY. A FEW 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                 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                26 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                28 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                26 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   26 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 26 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 3:45 AND 4:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE
RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 88 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                0 TO 54 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                14 TO 51 MM;
SAI KUNG                        10 TO 48 MM;
TAI PO                           1 TO 35 MM;
KWUN TONG                        7 TO 30 MM;
WAN CHAI                        14 TO 21 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 14 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                     1 TO 13 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 11 MM;
SHA TIN                          2 TO 10 MM;
KWAI TSING                        3 TO 8 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      4 TO 7 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 6 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      2 TO 5 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     1 TO 3 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:02 HKT ON 27.08.2026