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Bulletin issued at 22:02 HKT 05/Jan/2018

At 10 p.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 18 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 91 per cent.

A broad band of clouds will bring occasional rain to the territory on Saturday (6 January) and the following few days. A cold front will reach the south China coast on Monday. Under the influence of the intense winter monsoon behind the cold front, the temperature in Hong Kong will fall significantly during the day on Monday and will become cold at night. Temperatures in urban areas will drop below 10 degrees on Tuesday and it will be a few degrees lower in the New Territories. It will also be windy with rain. The cold weather is expected to persist for several days. Weather will improve on Wednesday.

The air temperatures at other places were:

King's Park 17 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 18 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 17 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 17 degrees;
Tai Po 17 degrees;
Sha Tin 18 degrees;
Tuen Mun 18 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 17 degrees;
Sai Kung 17 degrees;
Cheung Chau 17 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 19 degrees;
Tsing Yi 18 degrees;
Shek Kong 18 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 17 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 18 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 18 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 17 degrees;
Kowloon City 17 degrees;
Happy Valley 18 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 17 degrees;
Stanley 17 degrees;
Kwun Tong 17 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 18 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 18 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 18 degrees;
Tai Mei Tuk 17 degrees.


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


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Bulletin updated at 21:45 HKT 05/Jan/2018

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

A broad band of clouds is covering the coast of Guangdong. Meanwhile, a rainband is affecting the northern part of the South China Sea.

Weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow

Cloudy. Visibility relatively low in some areas. There will be a few rain patches, with more rain later tomorrow. Temperatures will range between 16 and 19 degrees. Fresh easterly winds, occasionally strong offshore.

Outlook : Rainy on Sunday. Temperatures dropping appreciably on Monday and becoming cold at night. The cold weather will persist until the latter part of next week.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT tomorrow, 06/01/2018; Regular update at : around 45 minutes past each hour, 16:15 HKT and 23:15 HKT)

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Bulletin issued at 21:00 HKT 05/Jan/2018

GALE WARNING AREA: TAIWAN STRAIT.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 050900 UTC:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREAS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 051300 UTC:

HONG KONG= E 5-6, OCNL 7. DOWN TO 4000 M IN MIST OR RAIN PATCHES. SEA UP TO 4 M. TEMP 16-19 C. =
KWANGTUNG= E 6-7. RAIN PATCHES. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL E 2 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= NE 7, OCNL 8. RAIN PATCHES. SEA UP TO 6 M. SWELL NE 2 M. =
BASHI= E 6-7. RAIN PATCHES. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL E 2 M. =
PRATAS= E 6-7. RAIN PATCHES. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL E 2 M. =
BALINTANG= E 6-7. RAIN PATCHES. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL E 2 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= E 5-6. RAIN PATCHES. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL E TO NE 2 M. =
PARACEL= E 5-6. RAIN PATCHES. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL E TO NE 2 M. =
TONKIN= E 5. RAIN PATCHES. SEA 2 M. =
DANANG= E 5-6. RAIN PATCHES. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL E TO NE 2 M. =
NNNN
Abbreviations:
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 19:30 HKT 05/Jan/2018

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 7:30 p.m. on 05 January 2018

    Warnings:
    Strong winds in all areas.

    Weather Situation:
    An easterly airstream is affecting the south China coastal waters. Meanwhile, a rainband is affecting the region.

    Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

    Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
    East force 5 to 6, occasionally force 7.
    Visibility relatively low in some areas. A few rain patches. More rain later tomorrow.
    Moderate to rough seas.

    Nan'ao, Shanwei and South of Hong Kong:
    East force 6 to 7.
    Rough seas.

    Shangchuan Dao:
    East force 5 to 6.
    Moderate to rough seas.

    Outlook for the next 48 hours
    Easterly winds of force 5 to 6, becoming northerly winds of force 7 later.

    Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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    Waglan Island Wind northeast force 4
      Visibility 5000 Metres

    Shantou Wind northeast force 2
      Visibility 9 Kilometres

    Dongsha Wind east-northeast force 4
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    Huangmaozhou Wind northeast force 4

    Macau Wind north-northeast force 2
      Visibility 4500 Metres in mist

    Xisha Wind east force 2
      Visibility 14 Kilometres

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    Bulletin issued at 17:30 HKT 05/JAN/2018
    (Next update at 01:30 HKT 06/JAN/2018)
    I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     STRONG WINDS AND SEV TURB.
II.  SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER SITUATION :
     AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH
     CHINA COASTAL AREAS.  MEANWHILE, A RAINBAND IS
     AFFECTING THE REGION.
III. FORECAST FOR 100-KILOMETER RADIUS AROUND HONG KONG
     FROM 1800 TO 0400 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  080/10-15
       OFFSHORE:  080/20-25                            19-17
   B.   2000 FT:  100/20-25                            14
   C.   5000 FT:  170/15                               14
   D.  10000 FT:  250/25                               8
   E.  18000 FT:  250/40                               MS7
   F.  24000 FT:  250/50                               MS16
   G.  30000 FT:  250/60                               MS28
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      NIL.
   I. WEATHER       : 
      CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES.  LOCALIZED MIST.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 1500 FT  SCT 3000 FT  BKN 6000 FT.
   K. VISIBILITY    : 7 KM.  TEMPO 4000 M IN RAIN/MIST.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 15000 FT
      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 7000, 9400 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV OFFSHORE AND NEAR HILLS.
   N. SEA STATE     : 2.0-3.0 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 19 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS.  CLOUDY WITH
     RAIN PATCHES.  LOCALIZED MIST.=

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(d) Severe gusts
(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 15:30 HKT 04/Jan/2018


    Tropical Cyclone Warning

    At 040600 UTC, Tropical Depression Bolaven (1801) has weakened into an area of low pressure.

    No further warnings on this area of low pressure will be issued by the Hong Kong Observatory unless regeneration takes place.



    The Hong Kong Observatory's tropical cyclone warnings for shipping are issued about one and a half hours after the time of observation. They incorporate additional information derived from surface and upper-air data and may therefore be slightly different from the real-time satellite or radar-based positions given in the hourly bulletins for public.

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    Bulletin issued at 00:15 HKT 05/Jan/2018 
    HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     20.5 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     18.1 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   16.3 C
Relative Humidity                        74 - 88 Percent
Rainfall                                     0.2 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January             0.2 mm
Against an average of                        1.8 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  17.6 C               21.5 C
Wong Chuk Hang               18.6 C               21.4 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  17.0 C               22.9 C
Lau Fau Shan                 16.8 C               24.9 C
Tai Po                       18.1 C               20.1 C
Sha Tin                      18.2 C               21.1 C
Tuen Mun                     17.5 C               22.6 C
Tseung Kwan O                17.2 C               19.6 C
Sai Kung                     17.6 C               19.6 C
Cheung Chau                  17.8 C               21.2 C
Chek Lap Kok                 19.1 C               23.1 C
Tsing Yi                     18.8 C               22.3 C
Shek Kong                    18.4 C               23.0 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            17.1 C               22.1 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   18.9 C               23.2 C
Hong Kong Park               17.8 C               20.5 C
Shau Kei Wan                 16.9 C               19.1 C
Kowloon City                 17.9 C               22.9 C
Happy Valley                 18.3 C               21.2 C
Wong Tai Sin                 18.0 C               21.4 C
Stanley                      17.1 C               19.9 C
Kwun Tong                    17.0 C               19.9 C
Sham Shui Po                 19.0 C               23.4 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          18.0 C               20.0 C
Yuen Long Park               17.9 C               23.6 C
Tai Mei Tuk               17.6 C               20.6 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              0.6 H
The mean UV index recorded at King's Park yesterday was 2,
the UV intensity was Low.
The maximum UV index for yesterday was 5.
Sea surface temperature (Waglan Island):        17.7 C 

Yesterday's (04 Jan 2018) average ambient gamma radiation
dose rate taken outdoors in Hong Kong ranged from 0.08 to
0.15 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                           0.08
Tap Mun                             0.09
Kat O                               0.10
Yuen Ng Fan                         0.12
Tai Mei Tuk                         0.12
Sha Tau Kok                         0.10
Kwun Tong                           0.12
Sai Wan Ho                          0.09
King's Park                         0.15
Tsim Bei Tsui                       0.13
Cape D'Aguilar                      0.13
Chek Lap Kok                        0.15

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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