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Bulletin issued at 17:02 HKT 31/Dec/2018

At 5 p.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 14 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 64 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 Cold Weather Warning is now in force. Cold weather might cause adverse health effects. Members of the public should take care to keep warm.

The air temperatures at other places were:

King's Park 14 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 16 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 12 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 12 degrees;
Tai Po 12 degrees;
Sha Tin 13 degrees;
Tuen Mun 12 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 13 degrees;
Sai Kung 13 degrees;
Cheung Chau 13 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 12 degrees;
Tsing Yi 13 degrees;
Shek Kong 13 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 12 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 14 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 15 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 15 degrees;
Kowloon City 14 degrees;
Happy Valley 15 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 13 degrees;
Stanley 15 degrees;
Kwun Tong 15 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 15 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 12 degrees;
Tai Mei Tuk 13 degrees.


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


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Bulletin updated at 16:45 HKT 31/Dec/2018

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

An intense winter monsoon persists over Guangdong. Meanwhile, an area of low pressure is bringing unsettled weather to the southern part of the South China Sea.

Weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow

Cloudy periods overnight. It will be cold. The minimum temperature will be about 11 degrees in the urban areas, and a couple of degrees lower in the New Territories. Sunny intervals tomorrow with a maximum temperature of around 16 degrees. One or two rain patches at night. Moderate to fresh northerly winds.

Outlook : Remaining cold in the following couple of days with a few rain patches. Temperatures rising gradually towards the weekend.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT tomorrow, 01/01/2019; 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 31/Dec/2018

GALE WARNING AREAS: HONG KONG, KWANGTUNG, TAIWAN STRAIT, BASHI, PRATAS, BALINTANG, SCARBOROUGH, PARACEL, TONKIN AND DANANG.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 302100 UTC:
AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREAS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 310100 UTC:

HONG KONG= N TO NE 7-8. FINE. SEA 4-6 M. SWELL N TO NE 2-3 M. TEMP 16-11 C. =
KWANGTUNG= N TO NE 7-8, OCNL 9 IN E. FINE. SEA 4-6 M, UP TO 8 M IN E. SWELL N TO NE 3-5 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= N TO NE 8-9. FINE. LGT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. SEA 6-8 M. SWELL N TO NE 3-5 M. =
BASHI= N TO NE 7-8, OCNL 9. RAIN PATCHES. SEA UP TO 8 M. SWELL N TO NE 3-5 M. =
PRATAS= N TO NE 8, OCNL 9. RAIN PATCHES. SEA UP TO 8 M. SWELL N TO NE 3-5 M. =
BALINTANG= N TO NE 7-8, OCNL 9. RAIN PATCHES. SEA UP TO 8 M. SWELL N TO NE 5 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= N TO NE 7-8, OCNL 9. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 8 M. SWELL N TO NE 5 M. =
PARACEL= N TO NE 7-8, OCNL 9. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 8 M. SWELL N TO NE 5 M. =
TONKIN= N TO NE 7-8. RAIN PATCHES. SEA 4-6 M. SWELL N TO NE 2-3 M. =
DANANG= N TO NE 7-8, OCNL 9. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA UP TO 8 M. SWELL N TO NE 3-5 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 31/Dec/2018

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 4:30 p.m. on 31 December 2018

    Warnings:
    Gale force winds in all areas.

    Weather Situation:
    An intense northeast monsoon persists over the south China coastal waters.

    Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

    Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
    North to northeast force 6 to 7, occasionally force 8.
    Rough to very rough seas.

    Nan'ao:
    North to northeast force 8, occasionally force 9.
    Very rough to high seas.

    Shanwei:
    North to northeast force 8.
    Very rough seas.

    South of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao:
    North to northeast force 7 to 8.
    Rough to very rough seas.

    Outlook for the next 48 hours
    North to northeasterly winds of force 7 to 8, becoming easterly winds of force 6 to 7 later.

    Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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    Waglan Island Wind north force 4

    Dongsha Wind north-northeast force 4
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    Huangmaozhou Wind north-northeast force 4

    Macau Wind north force 3
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    Xisha Wind northeast force 4
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    Bulletin issued at 17:30 HKT 31/DEC/2018
    (Next update at 01:30 HKT 01/JAN/2019)
    I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     STRONG WINDS AND SEV TURB.
II.  SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER SITUATION :
     AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON PERSISTS OVER 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:  360/10-15, OCNL 20
       OFFSHORE:  020/20, OCNL 25                      13-9
   B.   2000 FT:  050/20-25                            10
   C.   5000 FT:  110/15                               11
   D.  10000 FT:  270/15                               6
   E.  18000 FT:  240/40                               MS6
   F.  24000 FT:  250/55                               MS16
   G.  30000 FT:  260/60                               MS28
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      1400-2500, 3200-3700 FT.
   I. WEATHER       : 
      CLOUDY PERIODS.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 2500 FT  SCT 4000 FT  BKN 10000 FT.
   K. VISIBILITY    : 9 KM.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 13500 FT
      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : NEAR SURFACE, 2000, 5400 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV.
   N. SEA STATE     : 2.0-3.0 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 20 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
     STRONG OFFSHORE.  SUNNY INTERVALS.=

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(a) Change of the tropical cyclone category
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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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    Bulletin issued at 00:15 HKT 31/Dec/2018 
    HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     15.4 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     10.3 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   12.2 C
Relative Humidity                        61 - 73 Percent
Rainfall                                      Trace 
Total rainfall since 1st January          2162.9 mm
Against an average of                     2396.8 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                   9.2 C               15.2 C
Wong Chuk Hang               10.2 C               17.5 C
Ta Kwu Ling                   7.7 C               13.3 C
Lau Fau Shan                  8.5 C               13.1 C
Tai Po                        8.3 C               13.5 C
Sha Tin                       8.9 C               13.9 C
Tuen Mun                      9.3 C               13.9 C
Tseung Kwan O                 9.4 C               16.6 C
Sai Kung                      8.9 C               14.2 C
Cheung Chau                   9.5 C               16.6 C
Chek Lap Kok                  9.4 C               13.9 C
Tsing Yi                      9.8 C               16.0 C
Shek Kong                     8.3 C               14.3 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon             7.1 C               13.7 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley    9.5 C               16.4 C
Hong Kong Park               10.2 C               17.1 C
Shau Kei Wan                  9.9 C               17.8 C
Kowloon City                  8.8 C               15.2 C
Happy Valley                 10.5 C               17.1 C
Wong Tai Sin                  9.5 C               15.5 C
Stanley                      10.8 C               17.8 C
Kwun Tong                     9.5 C               17.1 C
Sham Shui Po                  9.6 C               17.2 C
Kai Tak Runway Park           9.9 C               16.8 C
Yuen Long Park                8.4 C               14.0 C
Tai Mei Tuk                8.4 C               15.7 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              5.6 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 5.
 

Yesterday's (30 Dec 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                           0.09
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                           0.12
Sai Wan Ho                          0.10
King's Park                         0.15
Tsim Bei Tsui                       0.13
Cape D'Aguilar                      0.13
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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