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Bulletin issued at 01:02 HKT 28/Aug/2018

At 1 a.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 25 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 95 per cent.

Please be reminded that:

The Amber Rainstorm Warning Signal has been issued.
The Thunderstorm Warning has been issued. It will remain effective until 4:00 a.m. today. Occasional squally thunderstorms are expected to occur over Hong Kong.

The air temperatures at other places were:

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

Between 11:45 p.m. and 0:45 a.m., the rainfall recorded in various regions were:

Islands District 0 to 27 mm;
Eastern District 2 to 19 mm;
Tuen Mun 0 to 16 mm;
Kwun Tong 1 to 15 mm;
Southern District 0 to 15 mm;
Wan Chai 1 to 13 mm;
Sai Kung 0 to 11 mm;
Central & Western District 1 to 9 mm;
Sham Shui Po 2 to 4 mm;
Tsuen Wan 0 to 3 mm;
Kwai Tsing 0 to 3 mm;
Yuen Long 1 to 3 mm;
North District 0 to 2 mm;
Kowloon City 0 to 2 mm;
Yau Tsim Mong 0 to 1 mm;
Tai Po 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 00:45 HKT 28/Aug/2018

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

A trough of low pressure brought showers to the coast of Guangdong and the northern part of the South China Sea yesterday. Locally, it was cloudy with a few showers and thunderstorms. Showers were heavy last night, more than 40 millimetres of rainfall were recorded over Kwai Tsing, Tai Po, Sha Tin and Tsuen Wan. An active southwesterly airstream associated with the trough of low pressure is expected to bring heavy rain and squally thunderstorms to the south China coast in the next couple of days.

Weather forecast for Hong Kong

Cloudy with heavy showers and occasional squally thunderstorms. Temperatures will range between 25 and 29 degrees. Moderate south to southwesterly winds, fresh offshore.

Outlook : Heavy showers and squally thunderstorms in the following couple of days. Showers easing off gradually towards the weekend.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT today, 28/08/2018; 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 27/Aug/2018

GALE WARNING AREAS: KWANGTUNG, TAIWAN STRAIT, BASHI, PRATAS AND BALINTANG.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 270900 UTC:
TROUGH 21N 109E 23N 113E 25N 119E QSTNR.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 271300 UTC:

HONG KONG= S TO SW 4-5, OCNL 6. DOWN TO 1000 M IN SCT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 3 M. SWELL SW UP TO 2 M. TEMP 25-29 C. =
KWANGTUNG= SW 6-7, OCNL 8 IN E. DOWN TO 1000 M IN SCT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M, UP TO 6 M IN E. SWELL SW 2-3 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= S TO SW 7-8. DOWN TO 1000 M IN SCT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 4-6 M. SWELL SW 2-3 M. =
BASHI= S TO SW 6-7, OCNL 8. DOWN TO 1000 M IN SCT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 6 M. SWELL S TO SW 3 M. =
PRATAS= SW 6-7, OCNL 8. DOWN TO 1000 M IN SCT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 6 M. SWELL SW 2-3 M. =
BALINTANG= S TO SW 6-7, OCNL 8. DOWN TO 1000 M IN SCT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 6 M. SWELL S TO SW 3 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= S TO SW 6-7. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL SW 3 M. =
PARACEL= SW 6-7. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL SW 2-3 M. =
TONKIN= W TO SW 5-6, OCNL 7. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL S 2 M. =
DANANG= W TO SW 5-6, OCNL 7. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL 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

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 23:30 HKT 27/Aug/2018

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 11:30 p.m. on 27 August 2018

    Warnings:
    Gale force winds in Nan'ao. Strong winds in Hong Kong adjacent waters, Shanwei, 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 to southwest force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6.
    Scattered heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate to rough seas.

    Nan'ao:
    Southwest force 6 to 7, occasionally force 8.
    Scattered heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Rough to very rough seas.

    Shanwei, South of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao:
    Southwest force 6 to 7.
    Scattered heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Rough seas.

    Outlook for the next 48 hours
    Southwesterly winds of force 6 to 7, up to force 8 in east. Scattered heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.

    Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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    Waglan Island Wind southwest force 3
      Visibility 15 Kilometres

    Shantou Wind southeast force 2
      Visibility 1700 Metres in showers

    Dongsha Wind southwest force 4
      Visibility 9 Kilometres in rain

    Huangmaozhou Wind south-southwest force 5

    Macau Wind south-southeast force 2
      Visibility 6 Kilometres

    Xisha Wind southwest force 4
      Visibility 18 Kilometres

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    Bulletin issued at 01:30 HKT 28/AUG/2018
    (Next update at 9:00-9:30 HKT 28/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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING SHOWERS TO
     THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF
     THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
III. FORECAST FOR 100-KILOMETER RADIUS AROUND HONG KONG
     FROM 0200 TO 1200 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  200/10
                  TEMPO VRB/20G30 IN TS
       OFFSHORE:  200/15-20                            25-29
   B.   2000 FT:  210/15-20                            22
   C.   5000 FT:  220/20                               19
   D.  10000 FT:  220/20                               11
   E.  18000 FT:  050/10                               MS2
   F.  24000 FT:  080/15                               MS10
   G.  30000 FT:  070/20                               MS22
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      NIL.
   I. WEATHER       : 
      CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL
      SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 1500 FT  SCT 3000 FT  BKN 8000 FT.  TEMPO
      FEW CB 800 FT  SCT 1500 FT  BKN 4000 FT.
   K. VISIBILITY    : 7 KM.  TEMPO 3000 M IN SHOWERS. TEMPO 2000 M IN TS.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 17500 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 11200 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV NEAR CUNIM/TS.  MOD OFFSHORE AND NEAR HILLS.
   N. SEA STATE     : 1.5-2.5 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 26 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, FRESH
     OFFSHORE.  CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND
     OCCASIONAL SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.=

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(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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    The Airport Meteorological Office is responsible for monitoring hazardous weather and phenomena in the atmosphere that may affect the safety of aircraft operations within a designated airspace over the northern part of the South China Sea. Weather forecasters at the Airport Meteorological Office issues SIGMET information when hazardous weather and phenomena in the atmosphere such as thunderstorms, tropical cyclones, turbulence, icing occur or are expected to occur in the airspace.

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    VHHK SIGMET 3 VALID 271030/271430 VHHH- VHHK HONG KONG FIR EMBD TS FCST WI N2112 E11730 - N1642 E11400 - N1848 E11206 - N2000 E11436 - N2212 E11306 - N2318 E11554 - N2112 E11730 TOP FL460 STNR NC = VHHK SIGMET 4 VALID 271430/271830 VHHH- VHHK HONG KONG FIR EMBD TS FCST WI N2048 E11724 - N1642 E11400 - N1842 E11212 - N1954 E11400 - N2206 E11254 - N2336 E11630 - N2048 E11724 TOP FL400 STNR NC=

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    Bulletin issued at 00:15 HKT 28/Aug/2018 
    HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     29.9 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     25.2 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   24.5 C
Relative Humidity                        74 - 95 Percent
Rainfall                                    27.3 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January          1481.6 mm
Against an average of                     1869.6 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  24.7 C               30.2 C
Wong Chuk Hang               24.5 C               28.9 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  24.8 C               29.6 C
Lau Fau Shan                 23.9 C               28.6 C
Tai Po                       24.9 C               29.6 C
Sha Tin                      25.1 C               30.8 C
Tuen Mun                     24.5 C               29.1 C
Tseung Kwan O                24.5 C               30.0 C
Sai Kung                     24.9 C               29.7 C
Cheung Chau                  24.3 C               28.4 C
Chek Lap Kok                 25.0 C               30.6 C
Tsing Yi                     24.7 C               29.7 C
Shek Kong                    24.7 C               30.2 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            24.0 C               27.7 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   24.5 C               29.5 C
Hong Kong Park               24.3 C               29.1 C
Shau Kei Wan                 24.6 C               30.5 C
Kowloon City                 24.5 C               30.6 C
Happy Valley                 24.9 C               30.5 C
Wong Tai Sin                 24.8 C               30.0 C
Stanley                      24.5 C               29.0 C
Kwun Tong                    24.7 C               30.7 C
Sham Shui Po                 24.7 C               30.3 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          24.7 C               31.1 C
Yuen Long Park               24.5 C               29.4 C
Tai Mei Tuk               24.5 C               30.3 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              1.8 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 7.
 

Yesterday's (27 Aug 2018) average ambient gamma radiation
dose rate taken outdoors in Hong Kong ranged from 0.09 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                           0.10
Tap Mun                             0.10
Kat O                               0.10
Yuen Ng Fan                         0.13
Tai Mei Tuk                         0.12
Sha Tau Kok                         0.11
Kwun Tong                           0.13
Sai Wan Ho                          0.09
King's Park                         0.15
Tsim Bei Tsui                       0.14
Cape D'Aguilar                      0.14
Chek Lap Kok                        0.15

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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