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Bulletin issued at 07:26 HKT 05/Aug/2018

At 7 a.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 29 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 84 per cent.

Please be reminded that:

The Thunderstorm Warning has been issued. It will remain effective until 8:30 a.m. today. Isolated thunderstorms are expected to occur over Hong Kong.
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 29 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 27 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 26 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 27 degrees;
Tai Po 28 degrees;
Sha Tin 27 degrees;
Tuen Mun 28 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 27 degrees;
Sai Kung 28 degrees;
Cheung Chau 27 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 29 degrees;
Tsing Yi 29 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 27 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 27 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 28 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 28 degrees;
Kowloon City 29 degrees;
Happy Valley 28 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 28 degrees;
Stanley 28 degrees;
Kwun Tong 29 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 28 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 28 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 27 degrees;
Tai Mei Tuk 28 degrees.

Between 5:45 and 6:45 a.m., lightning was detected within Lantau.


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


Climatological Information for 5 Aug


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Bulletin updated at 07:25 HKT 05/Aug/2018

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

A southerly airstream is affecting the coast of Guangdong.

Weather forecast for today

Mainly fine apart from one or two showers and isolated thunderstorms. Very hot during the day. The maximum temperature will be about 34 degrees. Light winds.

Outlook : Very hot with sunny periods and one or two showers in the next couple of days.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT today, 05/08/2018; Regular update at : around 45 minutes past each hour, 16:15 HKT and 23:15 HKT)



MARINE FORECAST
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Bulletin issued at 21:00 HKT 04/Aug/2018

N0 WARNING.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 040900 UTC:
A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREAS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 041300 UTC:

HONG KONG= S TO SE 4. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. TEMP 28-34 C. =
KWANGTUNG= S TO SE 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= S TO SE 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
BASHI= S TO SE 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL SW UP TO 2 M. =
PRATAS= S TO SE 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL SW UP TO 2 M. =
BALINTANG= S TO SE 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL SW UP TO 2 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= S TO SE 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL SW 2 M. =
PARACEL= S TO SE 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL SW 2 M. =
TONKIN= S TO SE 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
DANANG= S TO SE 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL S UP TO 2 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 05:30 HKT 05/Aug/2018

Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 5:30 a.m. on 05 August 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 to southeast force 4.
Isolated squally showers and thunderstorms.
Moderate seas.

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

Outlook for the next 48 hours
East to southeasterly winds of force 4 to 5, becoming force 6 later. Isolated squally showers and thunderstorms.

Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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Waglan Island Wind variable force 1
  Visibility 31 Kilometres

Shantou Wind west force 1
  Visibility 30 Kilometres

Dongsha Wind west-southwest force 1
  Visibility 10 Kilometres

Huangmaozhou Wind southwest force 2

Macau Wind south-southwest force 1
  Visibility 18 Kilometres

Xisha Wind south-southwest force 1
  Visibility 24 Kilometres


WEATHER FORECAST FOR LOCAL AVIATION
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Bulletin issued at 01:30 HKT 05/AUG/2018
(Next update at 9:00-9:30 HKT 05/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 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:  170/5-10
                  TEMPO VRB/15G25 IN TS
       OFFSHORE:  170/10-15                            28-34
   B.   2000 FT:  160/10-15                            26
   C.   5000 FT:  160/10                               21
   D.  10000 FT:  140/10                               12
   E.  18000 FT:  140/10                               MS2
   F.  24000 FT:  240/10                               MS12
   G.  30000 FT:  040/10                               MS23
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      NIL.
   I. WEATHER       : 
      MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS.
      ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 2000 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) : 11200 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV NEAR CUNIM/TS.
   N. SEA STATE     : 0.5-1.0 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 28 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS. MAINLY FINE
     APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS.=
===================================================================
Note: The forecast could be updated before the next issue time 
whenever there is newly expected occurrence or non-occurrence 
of significant weather as described below which may be hazardous 
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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Aviation Weather Observation and Forecast Information for Hong Kong International Airport
To know more about clouds, please see Commonly observed clouds in Hong Kong.


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Significant Weather Information (SIGMET)

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.

The latest significant weather information
issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 07:00 HKT on 04 Aug 18

VHHK SIGMET 3 VALID 031900/032300 VHHH- VHHK HONG KONG FIR EMBD TS FCST WI N2200 E11300 - N2100 E11300 - N2100 E11530 - N2254 E11600 - N2200 E11300 TOP FL450 MOV NE 10KT NC= VHHK SIGMET 4 VALID 032300/040100 VHHH- VHHK HONG KONG FIR EMBD TS FCST WI N2200 E11300 - N2100 E11300 - N2200 E11600 - N2300 E11600 - N2200 E11300 TOP FL420 MOV N 10KT WKN=

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Tropical Cyclone Warning for Shipping

There is no tropical cyclone warning for shipping*.




*Tropical cyclone warnings for shipping are issued by the Hong Kong Observatory for tropical cyclones located within the area bounded by 105E and 125E , 10N and 30N.




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Bulletin issued at 00:15 HKT 05/Aug/2018
HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     32.5 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     27.3 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   26.2 C
Relative Humidity                        68 - 94 Percent
Rainfall                                     5.0 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January           988.7 mm
Against an average of                     1535.5 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  26.7 C               31.8 C
Wong Chuk Hang               26.5 C               31.3 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  25.6 C               33.9 C
Lau Fau Shan                 25.9 C               32.7 C
Tai Po                       26.0 C               34.0 C
Sha Tin                      26.2 C               33.5 C
Tuen Mun                     27.0 C               33.3 C
Tseung Kwan O                26.5 C               32.1 C
Sai Kung                     26.1 C               32.3 C
Cheung Chau                  26.6 C               31.4 C
Chek Lap Kok                 28.4 C               35.1 C
Tsing Yi                     25.9 C               31.9 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            25.5 C               30.7 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   25.6 C               32.6 C
Hong Kong Park               26.0 C               32.5 C
Shau Kei Wan                 26.7 C               32.2 C
Kowloon City                 25.9 C               32.8 C
Happy Valley                 26.7 C               32.9 C
Wong Tai Sin                 26.1 C               33.1 C
Stanley                      28.0 C               31.1 C
Kwun Tong                    26.4 C               33.3 C
Sham Shui Po                 25.8 C               32.6 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          26.8 C               32.4 C
Yuen Long Park               26.3 C               34.4 C
Tai Mei Tuk               26.3 C               33.0 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              5.3 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 11.
 

Yesterday's (04 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                         0.11
Sha Tau Kok                         0.10
Kwun Tong                           0.12
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.
Climatological Information for 04 Aug
Last revision date: <05 Aug 2018> 

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