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17 May 2008 | Sat  
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Global Severe WeatherGlobal Official ForecastsDirector's BlogSichuan Earthquake 125th Anniversary of HK Observatory
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Regional Weather Ta Kwu Ling Sheung Shui Lau Fau Shan Wetland Park Shek Kong Tai Po Sha Tin Pak Tam Chung Sai Kung Tuen Mun Tsuen Wan Tsing Yi Chek Lap Kok Ngong Ping Cheung Chau Peng Chau The Peak Wong Chuk Hang Hong Kong Observatory King's Park Tseung Kwan O Stanley Waglan Island Tap Mun Tai Mei Tuk Tate's Cairn Kai Tak Sha Chau Green Island Hong Kong Park Shau Kei Wan Kowloon City Temperature Relative humidity Max/Min Temperature Mean Wind Rainfall in the past hour Regional Weather in Hong Kong
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Current Weather at 3 p.m.
At the Observatory:
Temp 27 oC
RH 56 %
At King's Park:
During the past hour
UV Index 2
Intensity low
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Astronomical
Information
Sunrise 05:43
Sunset 18:57
Moonrise 16:39
Moonset 03:32
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Tidal
Information
Low 00:59 0.9 m
High 07:43 1.9 m
Low 14:05 0.8 m
High 20:39 1.5 m
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Local Weather Forecast
Issued at 14:45 HKT
Sunny Intervals

A weak ridge of high pressure is covering southeastern China.

Tropical Storm Halong has intensified into a severe tropical storm. At noon., Halong was centred about 250 kilometres west-northwest of Manila. It is forecast to move northeast at about 20 kilometres per hour towards Luzon.

Weather forecast for this afternoon and tonight

Mainly cloudy. Sunny intervals in the afternoon. Light to moderate easterly winds.

Outlook : Hot and hazy tomorrow. Showers early next week.

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7-Day Weather Forecast
Issued at 11:39 HKT
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Date
Weather
Temp
RH
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18 May Sun
Sunny periods and haze, a few showers later.
24 - 30 oC
65 - 80 %
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19 May Mon
Cloudy with scattered showers with thunderstorms.
23 - 27 oC
70 - 95 %
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20 May Tue
Mainly cloudy with a few showers.
22 - 26 oC
60 - 85 %
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21 May Wed
Cloudy with a few showers.
23 - 27 oC
75 - 95 %
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22 May Thu
Sunny intervals and a few showers.
24 - 28 oC
75 - 95 %
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23 May Fri
Sunny periods and isolated showers.
25 - 29 oC
70 - 90 %
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24 May Sat
Sunny periods.
25 - 30 oC
70 - 90 %
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Launching of Regional Temperature Forecast in Hong Kong (Beta Version) on the Observatory's website
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The 16th e-Bulletin for the aviation community released
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Hong Kong Observatory Celebrates its 125th Anniversary
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"Basic Meteorological Knowledge" 2nd print now available
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