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Bulletin issued at 18:02 HKT 18/May/2018

At 6 p.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 31 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 68 per cent.
During the past hour the mean UV Index recorded at King's Park was 0.6. The intensity of UV radiation was low.

Please be reminded that:

The Very Hot Weather Warning is now in force. Very hot weather might cause adverse health effects. Members of the public should take care to avoid heatstroke.

The air temperatures at other places were:

King's Park 31 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 30 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 33 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 31 degrees;
Tai Po 31 degrees;
Sha Tin 31 degrees;
Tuen Mun 30 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 30 degrees;
Sai Kung 31 degrees;
Cheung Chau 29 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 31 degrees;
Tsing Yi 29 degrees;
Shek Kong 31 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 29 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 29 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 30 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 30 degrees;
Kowloon City 31 degrees;
Happy Valley 31 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 31 degrees;
Stanley 29 degrees;
Kwun Tong 30 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 30 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 30 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 30 degrees;
Tai Mei Tuk 31 degrees.


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


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Bulletin updated at 17:45 HKT 18/May/2018

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

An anticyclone aloft is bringing generally fine and very hot weather to the coast of southeastern China. Locally, temperatures over many places rose to 33 degrees or above in the afternoon.

Weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow

Fine and very hot. The minimum temperature will be about 28 degrees tomorrow. The maximum temperature will be around 33 degrees during the day. Light to moderate southerly winds.

Outlook : Fine in the following couple of days and very hot during the day.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT tomorrow, 19/05/2018; 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 18/May/2018

N0 WARNING.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 172100 UTC:
A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREAS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 180100 UTC:

HONG KONG= S 4. ISOL SHOWERS. TEMP 33-27 C. =
KWANGTUNG= S 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= S TO SW 4-5, OCNL 6. FINE. SEA UP TO 3 M. SWELL S UP TO 2 M. =
BASHI= E 4, OCNL 5. FINE. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
PRATAS= S TO SE 4, OCNL 5. FINE. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
BALINTANG= E 4-5. FINE. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= E TO NE 4, OCNL 5. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
PARACEL= S TO SE 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
TONKIN= S 5, OCNL 6. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA UP TO 3 M. =
DANANG= S 4-5, OCNL 6. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA UP TO 3 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 16:30 HKT 18/May/2018

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 4:30 p.m. on 18 May 2018

    Weather Situation:
    A southerly airstream is affecting the south China coastal waters.

    Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

    Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
    South force 4 to 5.
    Isolated showers.
    Moderate seas.

    Nan'ao and Shanwei:
    South to southwest force 4 to 5.
    Moderate seas.

    South of Hong Kong:
    South force 4 to 5.
    Moderate seas.

    Shangchuan Dao:
    South force 4 to 5.
    Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate seas.

    Outlook for the next 48 hours
    South to southwesterly winds of force 4 to 5.

    Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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    Waglan Island Wind southwest force 3
      Visibility 43 Kilometres

    Shantou Wind southwest force 2
      Visibility 30 Kilometres

    Huangmaozhou Wind south force 2

    Macau Wind southeast force 3
      Visibility 23 Kilometres

    Xisha Wind south force 2
      Visibility 30 Kilometres

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    Bulletin issued at 17:30 HKT 18/MAY/2018
    (Next update at 01:30 HKT 19/MAY/2018)
    I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     NIL
II.  SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER SITUATION :
     A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH
     CHINA COASTAL AREAS.
III. FORECAST FOR 100-KILOMETER RADIUS AROUND HONG KONG
     FROM 1800 TO 0400 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  200/5-10                             32-27
   B.   2000 FT:  220/10-15                            24
   C.   5000 FT:  240/10-15                            21
   D.  10000 FT:  220/10                               12
   E.  18000 FT:  180/10                               MS4
   F.  24000 FT:  280/10                               MS16
   G.  30000 FT:  350/10                               MS29
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      NIL.
   I. WEATHER       : 
      MAINLY FINE.  ISOLATED SHOWERS AT FIRST.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 2000 FT.
   K. VISIBILITY    : 10 KM.  TEMPO 4000 M IN SHOWERS.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 16000 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 11200 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : NIL
   N. SEA STATE     : 0.5-1.0 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 27 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.  MAINLY FINE.=

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whenever there is newly expected occurrence or non-occurrence 
of significant weather as described below which may be hazardous 
to aircraft within 100-km radius of Hong Kong:

(a) Change of the tropical cyclone category
(b) Strong, Gale, Storm, and Hurricane force winds
(c) Thunderstorm/CBs
(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 00:15 HKT 18/May/2018 
    HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     33.1 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     27.4 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   25.0 C
Relative Humidity                        60 - 83 Percent
Rainfall                                       0 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January           170.7 mm
Against an average of                      482.1 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  26.6 C               32.5 C
Wong Chuk Hang               26.5 C               30.2 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  23.3 C               34.2 C
Lau Fau Shan                 25.6 C               33.6 C
Tai Po                       25.8 C               33.9 C
Sha Tin                      25.4 C               32.8 C
Tuen Mun                     25.3 C               33.4 C
Tseung Kwan O                24.6 C               32.9 C
Sai Kung                     25.4 C               33.6 C
Cheung Chau                  25.4 C               33.3 C
Chek Lap Kok                 27.5 C               34.0 C
Tsing Yi                     26.4 C               32.1 C
Shek Kong                    25.8 C               34.1 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            25.5 C               31.3 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   26.6 C               31.3 C
Hong Kong Park               27.0 C               31.7 C
Shau Kei Wan                 26.4 C               31.6 C
Kowloon City                 26.4 C               33.5 C
Happy Valley                 27.1 C               31.6 C
Wong Tai Sin                 26.8 C               32.7 C
Stanley                      26.8 C               31.1 C
Kwun Tong                    26.4 C               32.6 C
Sham Shui Po                 26.5 C               31.4 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          26.6 C               32.2 C
Yuen Long Park               25.0 C               33.5 C
Tai Mei Tuk               25.2 C               34.4 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              9.5 H
The mean UV index recorded at King's Park yesterday was 5,
the UV intensity was Moderate.
The maximum UV index for yesterday was 11.
Sea surface temperature (Waglan Island):        25.9 C 

Yesterday's (17 May 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                           0.11
Sai Wan Ho                          0.08
King's Park                         0.15
Tsim Bei Tsui                       0.13
Cape D'Aguilar                      0.13
Chek Lap Kok                        0.14

Note

      

    1. From readings taken at various locations in Hong Kong in the
past, the hourly mean ambient gamma radiation dose rate may
vary between 0.06 and 0.3 microsievert per hour. (1
microsievert = 0.000001 sievert = 0.001 millisievert)

    2. Temporal variations are generally caused by changes in
meteorological conditions such as rainfall, wind and
barometric pressure.

    3. Spatial variations are generally caused by differences in
the radioactive content of local rock and soil.

    4. The data displayed is provisional. Only limited data
validation has been carried out.
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