PRESS WEATHER NO. 048 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 4 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 PER
CENT.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN SAI KUNG DISTRICT AND LANTAU ISLAND 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 ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER AIR
DISTURBANCES 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 HIGH 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 6:00 A.M. TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                26 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      25 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    25 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 28 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                26 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    25 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  24 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                24 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                24 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 2:45 AND 3:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN 
NEW TERRITORIES EAST AND LANTAU. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SAI KUNG                         7 TO 64 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 48 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 28 MM;
KWUN TONG                       11 TO 28 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                    13 TO 25 MM;
KWAI TSING                       4 TO 22 MM;
SHA TIN                          2 TO 17 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                     9 TO 16 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 13 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                    4 TO 12 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  2 TO 9 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      6 TO 8 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 7 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 4 MM;
WAN CHAI                          0 TO 3 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 2 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:26 HKT ON 03.10.2026