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Bulletin issued at 06:02 HKT 20/May/2018

At 6 a.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 28 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 86 per cent.

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 27 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 28 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 24 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 27 degrees;
Tai Po 26 degrees;
Sha Tin 27 degrees;
Tuen Mun 27 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 26 degrees;
Sai Kung 27 degrees;
Cheung Chau 27 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 29 degrees;
Tsing Yi 27 degrees;
Shek Kong 26 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 25 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 27 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 28 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 28 degrees;
Kowloon City 27 degrees;
Happy Valley 28 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 28 degrees;
Stanley 27 degrees;
Kwun Tong 28 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 27 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 28 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 26 degrees;
Tai Mei Tuk 26 degrees.


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


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Bulletin updated at 05:45 HKT 20/May/2018

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

An anticyclone aloft is bringing generally fine weather to the south China coast.

Weather forecast for today

It will be fine. Very hot during the day with a maximum temperature of about 33 degrees in the urban areas, and a couple of degrees higher in the New Territories. Light to moderate southerly winds.

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


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT today, 20/05/2018; Regular update at : around 45 minutes past each hour, 16:15 HKT and 23:15 HKT)

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Bulletin issued at 21:00 HKT 19/May/2018

N0 WARNING.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 190900 UTC:
A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREAS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 191300 UTC:

HONG KONG= S 4. FINE. SEA UP TO 2 M. TEMP 28-33 C. =
KWANGTUNG= S 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= S 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN MORNING MIST PATCHES. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
BASHI= S TO SE 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN MORNING MIST PATCHES. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
PRATAS= S 4-5. FINE. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
BALINTANG= S TO SE 4-5. FINE. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= S TO SE 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
PARACEL= S 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
TONKIN= S 4-5, OCNL 6. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA UP TO 3 M. =
DANANG= S 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
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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 05:30 HKT 20/May/2018

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 5:30 a.m. on 20 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.
    Moderate seas.

    Nan'ao, Shanwei, South of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao:
    South force 4 to 5.
    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 west-southwest force 3
      Visibility 41 Kilometres

    Shantou Wind south-southwest force 1
      Visibility 13 Kilometres

    Huangmaozhou Wind west-southwest force 3

    Macau Wind south-southwest force 2
      Visibility 16 Kilometres

    Xisha Wind east force 1
      Visibility 30 Kilometres

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    Bulletin issued at 01:30 HKT 20/MAY/2018
    (Next update at 9:00-9:30 HKT 20/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 0200 TO 1200 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  180/5-10                             29-33
   B.   2000 FT:  210/10-15                            23
   C.   5000 FT:  260/10                               21
   D.  10000 FT:  220/10                               12
   E.  18000 FT:  180/10                               MS5
   F.  24000 FT:  330/10                               MS16
   G.  30000 FT:  030/10                               MS31
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      2400-2700 FT
   I. WEATHER       : 
      FINE.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 2000 FT.
   K. VISIBILITY    : 10 KM.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 16500 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 11400 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : NIL.
   N. SEA STATE     : 0.5-1.0 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 27 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.  FINE.=

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whenever there is newly expected occurrence or non-occurrence 
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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 20/May/2018 
    HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     33.4 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     27.8 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   26.4 C
Relative Humidity                        52 - 88 Percent
Rainfall                                       0 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January           170.7 mm
Against an average of                      498.9 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  27.2 C               33.2 C
Wong Chuk Hang               27.2 C               31.9 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  24.7 C               35.4 C
Lau Fau Shan                 26.9 C               33.0 C
Tai Po                       26.3 C               36.5 C
Sha Tin                      26.8 C               33.9 C
Tuen Mun                     26.9 C               34.9 C
Tseung Kwan O                26.1 C               34.8 C
Sai Kung                     26.8 C               34.6 C
Cheung Chau                  26.2 C               34.2 C
Chek Lap Kok                 28.0 C               35.3 C
Tsing Yi                     26.8 C               32.4 C
Shek Kong                    26.3 C               35.4 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            24.9 C               32.7 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   26.5 C               32.5 C
Hong Kong Park               27.7 C               32.8 C
Shau Kei Wan                 27.3 C               34.0 C
Kowloon City                 27.3 C               34.4 C
Happy Valley                 27.8 C               34.0 C
Wong Tai Sin                 27.4 C               33.8 C
Stanley                      26.9 C               30.9 C
Kwun Tong                    27.7 C               33.8 C
Sham Shui Po                 27.0 C               31.9 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          27.6 C               33.7 C
Yuen Long Park               26.2 C               35.3 C
Tai Mei Tuk               26.5 C               35.8 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              11.3 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):        26.3 C 

Yesterday's (19 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                           0.09
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                           0.10
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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