PRESS WEATHER NO. 056 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:02 HKT ON 03.10.2026
AT 5 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 25 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 24 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 26 DEGREES;
TAI PO 25 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 24 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 24 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 25 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 27 DEGREES;
TSING YI 25 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 24 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 24 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 23 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 25 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 24 DEGREES;
STANLEY 25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 23 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 25 DEGREES.
BETWEEN 3:45 AND 4:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:
SAI KUNG 2 TO 82 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 59 MM;
KWUN TONG 30 TO 43 MM;
WONG TAI SIN 26 TO 42 MM;
SHA TIN 7 TO 40 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 0 TO 37 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 33 TO 34 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG 20 TO 30 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT 6 TO 27 MM;
WAN CHAI 18 TO 24 MM;
KWAI TSING 6 TO 14 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 2 TO 12 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 10 TO 12 MM;
TAI PO 0 TO 8 MM;
TSUEN WAN 0 TO 6 MM;
YUEN LONG 0 TO 4 MM.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:02 HKT ON 03.10.2026
