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Bulletin issued at 15:36 HKT 28/Aug/2018

At 3 p.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 26 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 94 per cent.
During the past hour the mean UV Index recorded at King's Park was 0.5. The intensity of UV radiation was low.

Though rainstorm warning has been cancelled, people should stay alert to the danger that may be brought about by river flooding.

Please be reminded that:

The Thunderstorm Warning has been issued. It will remain effective until 7:00 p.m. today. A few squally thunderstorms are expected to occur over Hong Kong.
The Special Announcement of Flooding in Northern New Territories has been issued.

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 25 degrees;
Tai Po 25 degrees;
Sha Tin 25 degrees;
Tuen Mun 25 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 25 degrees;
Sai Kung 26 degrees;
Cheung Chau 25 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 27 degrees;
Tsing Yi 26 degrees;
Shek Kong 25 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 25 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 25 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 25 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 25 degrees;
Kowloon City 25 degrees;
Happy Valley 26 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 25 degrees;
Stanley 26 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 1:45 and 2:45 p.m., lightning was detected within New Territories East, New Territories West, Hong Kong and Kowloon. The rainfall recorded in various regions were:

North District 8 to 52 mm;
Tai Po 9 to 39 mm;
Sha Tin 14 to 31 mm;
Sai Kung 8 to 21 mm;
Sham Shui Po 12 to 21 mm;
Wong Tai Sin 15 to 20 mm;
Yuen Long 2 to 19 mm;
Kowloon City 10 to 19 mm;
Kwai Tsing 5 to 18 mm;
Yau Tsim Mong 11 to 18 mm;
Kwun Tong 10 to 16 mm;
Southern District 4 to 16 mm;
Tsuen Wan 2 to 13 mm;
Central & Western District 8 to 12 mm;
Eastern District 7 to 12 mm;
Wan Chai 7 to 8 mm;
Islands District 0 to 7 mm;
Tuen Mun 0 to 4 mm.


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


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Bulletin updated at 14:45 HKT 28/Aug/2018

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

A trough of low pressure is bringing showers to the coast of Guangdong and the northern part of the South China Sea. Locally, more than 30 millimetres of rainfall were recorded in many places after midday, and rainfall even exceeded 70 millimetres over the northern part of the New Territories.

Weather forecast for this afternoon and tonight

Cloudy with showers and a few squally thunderstorms. Showers will be heavy at times. Moderate southwesterly winds, occasionally fresh offshore.

Outlook : Heavy showers and squally thunderstorms in the next 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 09:00 HKT 28/Aug/2018

GALE WARNING AREAS: KWANGTUNG AND TAIWAN STRAIT.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 272100 UTC:
TROUGH 21N 109E 23N 114E 24N 119E QSTNR.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 280100 UTC:

HONG KONG= S TO SW 4-5, BEC 6. DOWN TO 1000 M IN SCT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M, BEC 3 M. SWELL SW UP TO 2 M. TEMP 29-25 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 7-8. DOWN TO 1000 M IN SCT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 4-6 M. SWELL S TO SW 2-3 M. =
BASHI= S TO SW 6-7. DOWN TO 1000 M IN SCT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL S TO SW 2-3 M. =
PRATAS= S TO SW 6-7. DOWN TO 1000 M IN SCT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL SW 2-3 M. =
BALINTANG= S TO SW 6-7. DOWN TO 1000 M IN SCT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL S TO SW 2-3 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= S TO SW 6-7. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL SW 2-3 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 1000 M IN SCT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL S 2 M. =
DANANG= 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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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 12:30 HKT 28/Aug/2018

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 12:30 p.m. on 28 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 5 to 6, occasionally force 7.
    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 calm
      Visibility 14 Kilometres

    Shantou Wind east-southeast force 2
      Visibility 8 Kilometres in showers

    Dongsha Wind southwest force 4
      Visibility 9 Kilometres in rain

    Huangmaozhou Wind west force 7

    Macau Wind south-southwest force 2
      Visibility 11 Kilometres

    Xisha Wind southwest force 5
      Visibility 11 Kilometres

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    Bulletin issued at 12:30 HKT 28/AUG/2018
    (Next update at 17:30 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 1300 TO 2300 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  200/10-15
                  TEMPO VRB/20G30 IN TS
       OFFSHORE:  220/15-20                            30-26
   B.   2000 FT:  220/15-20                            23
   C.   5000 FT:  240/20                               19
   D.  10000 FT:  230/15                               11
   E.  18000 FT:  230/10                               1
   F.  24000 FT:  090/15                               MS11
   G.  30000 FT:  100/15                               MS23
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      NIL.
   I. WEATHER       : 
      MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW
      SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT
      TIMES.
   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: 18500 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 10800 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: 
     FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.  CLOUDY TO
     OVERCAST WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY
     THUNDERSTORMS.=

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(d) Severe gusts
(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 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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