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Bulletin issued at 07:21 HKT 20/Aug/2018

At 7 a.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 27 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 96 per cent.

Announcement on Localised Heavy Rain: More than 70 millimetres of rainfall were recorded in Eastern District of Hong Kong Island in the past 1 hour ending at 7:00 a.m. and may cause serious flooding.

Please be reminded that:

The Amber Rainstorm Warning Signal has been issued.
The Thunderstorm Warning has been issued. It will remain effective until 9:00 a.m. today. Occasional thunderstorms are expected to occur over Lantau, Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.

The air temperatures at other places were:

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

Between 5:45 and 6:45 a.m., lightning was detected over all regions. The rainfall recorded in various regions were:

Eastern District 9 to 77 mm;
Southern District 8 to 67 mm;
Central & Western District 8 to 58 mm;
Sai Kung 3 to 57 mm;
Islands District 0 to 51 mm;
Wan Chai 24 to 48 mm;
Kwun Tong 3 to 11 mm;
Kowloon City 5 mm;
Wong Tai Sin 2 mm;
Sham Shui Po 2 mm;
Sha Tin 0 to 2 mm;
Kwai Tsing 0 to 1 mm;
Tsuen Wan 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 07:00 HKT 20/Aug/2018

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

Showers are affecting the coast of Guangdong and the northern part of the South China Sea. Locally, more than 30 millimetres of rainfall were recorded over many places this morning, and rainfall even exceeded 50 millimetres over the urban areas, Sai Kung and Lantau Island.

At 5 a.m., Severe Typhoon Soulik was centred about 920 kilometres southeast of Kagoshima. It is forecast to move west-northwest at about 15 kilometres per hour across the western North Pacific.

Weather forecast for today

Mainly cloudy with occasional showers and thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at first. Sunny intervals in the afternoon. The maximum temperature will be about 31 degrees. Light to moderate southwesterly winds.

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


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT today, 20/08/2018; 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/Aug/2018

N0 WARNING.

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

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 191300 UTC:

HONG KONG= SW 4-5. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL SW UP TO 2 M. TEMP 27-31 C. =
KWANGTUNG= SW 4-5. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL S TO SW 2 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= SW 4-5. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL SW 2 M. =
BASHI= SW 4-5, OCNL 6. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 3 M. SWELL SW 2 M. =
PRATAS= SW 4-5. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL SW 2 M. =
BALINTANG= SW 4-5, OCNL 6. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 3 M. SWELL SW 2 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= SW 5-6. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL SW 2-3 M. =
PARACEL= SW 4-5, OCNL 6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 3 M. SWELL S TO SW 2-3 M. =
TONKIN= SW 4-5, BEC UP TO 6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M, BEC 3 M. SWELL S TO SW 2 M. =
DANANG= SW 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL S TO SW 2 M. =
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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

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    Bulletin issued at 06:30 HKT 20/Aug/2018

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 6:30 a.m. on 20 August 2018

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

    Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

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

    Nan'ao, Shanwei, South of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao:
    Southwest force 4 to 5.
    Scattered squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate seas.

    Outlook for the next 48 hours
    Southwesterly winds of force 4 to 5. Scattered squally showers and thunderstorms.

    Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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    Waglan Island Wind northwest force 5
      Visibility 2000 Metres

    Shantou Wind east-northeast force 1
      Visibility 30 Kilometres

    Dongsha Wind southeast force 2
      Visibility 10 Kilometres

    Huangmaozhou Wind west force 4

    Macau Wind west-northwest force 1
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    Xisha Wind southwest force 3
      Visibility 11 Kilometres

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    Bulletin issued at 01:30 HKT 20/AUG/2018
    (Next update at 9:00-9:30 HKT 20/AUG/2018)
    I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     ISOL CUNIM/TS AND ASSOCIATED HAZARDS.
II.  SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER SITUATION :
     A SOUTHWESTERLY 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:  240/5-10
                  TEMPO VRB/15G25 IN TS
       OFFSHORE:  240/15                               26-31
   B.   2000 FT:  250/15                               24
   C.   5000 FT:  310/10                               20
   D.  10000 FT:  320/10                               12
   E.  18000 FT:  120/10                               MS2
   F.  24000 FT:  070/15                               MS12
   G.  30000 FT:  090/15                               MS24
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      NIL.
   I. WEATHER       : 
      MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL 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    : 10 KM.  TEMPO 4000 M IN SHOWERS.  TEMPO 2000 M IN TS.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 17000 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 11400 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV NEAR CUNIM/TS.  MOD OFFSHORE AND NEAR HILLS.
   N. SEA STATE     : 1.5 M         SEA TEMPERATURE    : 29 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. MAINLY
     CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
     THUNDERSTORMS.=

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(e) Severe turbulence
(f) Significant low stratus
(g) Fog or thick haze/sandstorm/duststorm 
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(h) Volcanic ash
(i) Radioactive cloud
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    Bulletin issued at 00:15 HKT 20/Aug/2018 
    HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     30.4 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     26.4 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   25.6 C
Relative Humidity                        72 - 95 Percent
Rainfall                                    31.2 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January          1235.9 mm
Against an average of                     1744.3 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  25.9 C               31.0 C
Wong Chuk Hang               26.0 C               29.2 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  25.4 C               31.9 C
Lau Fau Shan                 25.6 C               31.3 C
Tai Po                       25.9 C               30.8 C
Sha Tin                      25.6 C               31.3 C
Tuen Mun                     26.0 C               30.8 C
Tseung Kwan O                26.0 C               31.5 C
Sai Kung                     26.2 C               31.1 C
Cheung Chau                  25.1 C               30.2 C
Chek Lap Kok                 26.3 C               32.4 C
Tsing Yi                     25.4 C               30.4 C
Shek Kong                    25.5 C               31.6 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            24.8 C               28.5 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   25.1 C               30.0 C
Hong Kong Park               25.7 C               29.7 C
Shau Kei Wan                 26.3 C               31.1 C
Kowloon City                 25.5 C               31.5 C
Happy Valley                 26.4 C               31.3 C
Wong Tai Sin                 25.7 C               31.6 C
Stanley                      26.0 C               29.4 C
Kwun Tong                    25.7 C               30.9 C
Sham Shui Po                 25.4 C               31.0 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          25.7 C               31.7 C
Yuen Long Park               25.7 C               32.9 C
Tai Mei Tuk               25.8 C               30.6 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              3.2 H
The mean UV index recorded at King's Park yesterday was 4,
the UV intensity was Moderate.
The maximum UV index for yesterday was 10.
 

Yesterday's (19 Aug 2018) average ambient gamma radiation
dose rate taken outdoors in Hong Kong ranged from 0.08 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                           0.09
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                           0.13
Sai Wan Ho                          0.08
King's Park                         0.14
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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