PRESS WEATHER NO. 026 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 2 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 PER
CENT.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN TAI PO 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.

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND A
SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM, AREAS OF THUNDERY SHOWERS DEVELOP
PERSISTENTLY OVER THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY,
AND ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE TERRITORY IN THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE CHANGE
IN WEATHER.

SPECIAL LANDSLIP ADVISORY: RAIN HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN PO TOI ISLAND AND SAI KUNG EAST; AND MAY CAUSE
LANDSLIDES. PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO LANDSLIDE RISK AND
STAY AWAY FROM SLOPES. IF LANDSLIDE OCCURS NEARBY, LEAVE
IMMEDIATELY AND CALL THE POLICE UNDER SAFE CONDITIONS.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4:30 A.M. TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              29 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                28 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    28 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 28 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                30 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    29 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                28 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                29 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     28 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   29 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                28 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 0:45 AND 1:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TAI PO                           0 TO 53 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 22 MM;
SHA TIN                          0 TO 14 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 3 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TYPHOON SAUDEL AT 2 A.M.:
LOCATION: 28.0 DEGREES NORTH, 122.8 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:02 HKT ON 28.08.2026