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Bulletin issued at 17:02 HKT 08/Jul/2017

At 5 p.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 29 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 86 per cent.
During the past hour the mean UV Index recorded at King's Park was 1. The intensity of UV radiation was low.

Please be reminded that:

The Thunderstorm Warning has been issued. It will remain effective until 7:00 p.m. today. Isolated thunderstorms are expected to occur over Hong Kong.

The air temperatures at other places were:

King's Park 28 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 29 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 28 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 28 degrees;
Tai Po 28 degrees;
Sha Tin 29 degrees;
Tuen Mun 28 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 27 degrees;
Sai Kung 28 degrees;
Cheung Chau 26 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 29 degrees;
Tsing Yi 27 degrees;
Shek Kong 29 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 26 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 27 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 28 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 27 degrees;
Kowloon City 28 degrees;
Happy Valley 29 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 29 degrees;
Stanley 29 degrees;
Kwun Tong 29 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 27 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 28 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 28 degrees;
Tai Mei Tuk 29 degrees.

Between 3:45 and 4:45 p.m., lightning was detected within New Territories East. The rainfall recorded in various regions were:

Sai Kung 0 to 8 mm;
Central & Western District 0 to 7 mm;
Islands District 0 to 7 mm;
Eastern District 0 to 6 mm;
Southern District 0 to 3 mm;
Kwai Tsing 0 to 2 mm;
North District 0 to 2 mm;
Sham Shui Po 0 to 2 mm;
Tai Po 0 to 1 mm;
Tsuen Wan 0 to 1 mm;
Sha Tin 0 to 1 mm;
Kwun Tong 0 to 1 mm.


Note: The data above is provisional. Only limited data validation has been carried out.


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Bulletin updated at 16:45 HKT 08/Jul/2017

Here is the latest weather bulletin issued by the Hong Kong Observatory.

A broad trough of low pressure is bringing showers and thunderstorms to the northern part of the South China Sea and the coast of Guangdong. Locally, about 10 millimetres of rainfall were recorded over Lantau Island and Yuen Long in the afternoon.

Weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow

Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Isolated thunderstorms at first. Sunny intervals during the day tomorrow. Temperatures will range between 27 and 31 degrees. Moderate southerly winds.

Outlook : Sunny periods and a few showers in the following couple of days.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT tomorrow, 09/07/2017; Regular update at : around 45 minutes past each hour, 16:15 HKT and 23:15 HKT)

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Bulletin issued at 09:00 HKT 08/Jul/2017

N0 WARNING.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 072100 UTC:
TROUGH 21N 107E 21N 110E 23N 116E QSTNR.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 080100 UTC:

HONG KONG= S 5-6. DOWN TO 1000 M IN SCT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL S UP TO 2 M. TEMP 30-28 C. =
KWANGTUNG= S 5-6. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL S UP TO 2 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= S 4-5, OCNL 6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 3 M. SWELL S UP TO 2 M. =
BASHI= SE 4-5, OCNL 6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 3 M. SWELL SE UP TO 2 M. =
PRATAS= S 4-5, OCNL 6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 3 M. SWELL S UP TO 2 M. =
BALINTANG= SE 4-5, OCNL 6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 3 M. SWELL SE UP TO 2 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= S 4-5, OCNL 6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 3 M. SWELL S UP TO 2 M. =
PARACEL= S 5-6. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL S UP TO 2 M. =
TONKIN= S 6, OCNL 7. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL S UP TO 2 M. =
DANANG= S 5-6. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL S UP TO 2 M. =
NNNN
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KT, VRB, SLW, FRQ - knot, variable, slow, frequent STNR, QSTNR, C - stationary, quasi-stationary, degrees celsius WKN, INTSF, INTST, NC - weaken, intensify, intensity, no change LGT, ISOL, SCT, OCNL - light, isolated, scattered, occasional CLD, DZ, TS - cloudy, drizzle, thunderstorm

The date and time are specified by a 6-digit number DDHHMM. DD stands for the day of month, HH represents the hour while MM indicates the minute in UTC.


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    Bulletin issued at 16:30 HKT 08/Jul/2017

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 4:30 p.m. on 08 July 2017

    Warnings:
    Strong winds in south of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao.

    Weather Situation:
    A trough of low pressure is bringing unsettled weather to the south China coastal waters.

    Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

    Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
    South force 4 to 5.
    Scattered squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate seas.

    Nan'ao and Shanwei:
    South force 4 to 5.
    Isolated squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate seas.

    South of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao:
    South force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6.
    Scattered squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate to rough seas.

    Outlook for the next 48 hours
    Southerly winds of force 4 to 5, becoming southeasterly winds of force 4 to 5 later. Isolated squally showers and thunderstorms.

    Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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    Waglan Island Wind south force 3
      Visibility 13 Kilometres

    Shantou Wind southeast force 2
      Visibility 30 Kilometres

    Dongsha Wind south force 2
      Visibility 10 Kilometres

    Huangmaozhou Wind south-southeast force 4

    Macau Wind south-southeast force 2
      Visibility 12 Kilometres

    Xisha Wind south-southwest force 3
      Visibility 19 Kilometres

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    Bulletin issued at 17:30 HKT 08/JUL/2017
    (Next update at 01:30 HKT 09/JUL/2017)
    I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     ISOL CUNIM/TS AND ASSOCIATED HAZARDS.
II.  SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER SITUATION :
     A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING
     SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHERN PART
     OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF
     GUANGDONG.
III. FORECAST FOR 100-KILOMETER RADIUS AROUND HONG KONG
     FROM 1800 TO 0400 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  180/10-15
                  TEMPO VRB/20G30 IN TS
       OFFSHORE:  180/15-20                            29-27
   B.   2000 FT:  180/20-25                            23
   C.   5000 FT:  200/20                               19
   D.  10000 FT:  200/20-25                            12
   E.  18000 FT:  210/15                               MS2
   F.  24000 FT:  170/10                               MS12
   G.  30000 FT:  070/15                               MS26
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      NIL.
   I. WEATHER       : 
      MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
      THUNDERSTORMS.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 1500 FT  SCT 2500 FT.  
      TEMPO FEW CB 1000 FT  SCT 2000 FT  BKN 4000 FT.
   K. VISIBILITY    : 9 KM. TEMPO 3000 M IN SHOWERS. 
                      TEMPO 2000 M IN TS.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 17000 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 11200 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV NEAR CUNIM/TS AND NEAR HILLS. 
                      MOD OFFSHORE.
   N. SEA STATE     : 2.0-2.5 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 27 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS. MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A
     FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY
     INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.=

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(e) Severe turbulence
(f) Significant low stratus
(g) Fog or thick haze/sandstorm/duststorm 
    causing significant reduction of visibility
(h) Volcanic ash
(i) Radioactive cloud
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    Bulletin issued at 00:15 HKT 08/Jul/2017 
    HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     29.8 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     26.0 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   25.1 C
Relative Humidity                        77 - 97 Percent
Rainfall                                    35.8 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January          1326.3 mm
Against an average of                     1176.7 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  25.7 C               30.4 C
Wong Chuk Hang               25.5 C               29.2 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  25.4 C               31.0 C
Lau Fau Shan                 24.4 C               30.5 C
Tai Po                       25.3 C               30.0 C
Sha Tin                      25.6 C               30.8 C
Tuen Mun                     25.0 C               31.1 C
Tseung Kwan O                25.2 C               31.1 C
Sai Kung                     25.8 C               32.2 C
Cheung Chau                  24.6 C               28.6 C
Chek Lap Kok                 25.9 C               31.1 C
Tsing Yi                     24.9 C               29.8 C
Shek Kong                    25.1 C               30.7 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            24.3 C               26.8 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   25.0 C               29.0 C
Hong Kong Park               24.9 C               30.7 C
Shau Kei Wan                 25.4 C               30.3 C
Kowloon City                 25.0 C               30.8 C
Happy Valley                 25.7 C               30.2 C
Wong Tai Sin                 25.4 C               30.7 C
Stanley                      25.2 C               29.9 C
Kwun Tong                    25.4 C               30.3 C
Sham Shui Po                 25.0 C               30.2 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          25.8 C               30.8 C
Yuen Long Park               24.9 C               31.0 C
Tai Mei Tuk               25.3 C               30.1 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              2.4 H
The mean UV index recorded at King's Park yesterday was 3,
the UV intensity was Moderate.
The maximum UV index for yesterday was 11.
 

Yesterday's (07 Jul 2017) average ambient gamma radiation
dose rate taken outdoors in Hong Kong ranged from 0.07 to
0.14 microsievert per hour.  These are within the normal
range of fluctuation of the background radiation level in
Hong Kong (see Note). The average dose rates measured at the
radiation monitoring stations over various parts of the
territory were as follows :

Station                     Yesterday's average
                            (microsievert/hour)
Ping Chau                           0.07
Tap Mun                             0.08
Kat O                               0.08
Yuen Ng Fan                         0.11
Tai Mei Tuk                         0.11
Sha Tau Kok                         0.10
Kwun Tong                           0.11
Sai Wan Ho                          0.09
King's Park                         0.14
Tsim Bei Tsui                       0.13
Cape D'Aguilar                      0.12
Chek Lap Kok                        0.14

Note

      

    1. From readings taken at various locations in Hong Kong during
the period 1987-2016, the background ambient gamma radiation
levels may vary between 0.06 and 0.30 microsievert per hour.

    2. The extent of health effects to a person as a result of
exposure to radiation is expressed by a physical quantity
called equivalent dose, in unit of sievert.  Protective
action may be required if there is an increase in the
ambient gamma dose rate above background such that the total
additional dose is expected to exceed 5000 microsieverts in
a relatively short period of time. For example, a dose of
5000 microsieverts may be reached when the ambient gamma
dose rate is 1000 microsieverts per hour (several thousand
times above background) and lasts for 5 hours.

    3. The readings of ambient gamma radiation level from
instrument are expressed in unit of gray, which is
numerically equal to the gamma dose expressed in sievert.
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