What is the PSR forecast for Hong Kong?
The PSR forecast on each day indicates the probability of the accumulated rainfall generally over Hong Kong reaching 10 mm (i.e. around the mean daily rainfall in rainy season) or more on that day. There are 5 categories of probability as follows:
What do the figure following symbols mean at HKO?
The figure following symbols and are the forecast/recorded temperature at HKO on the day, and could be regarded as the range of temperature variation on that day. English version of “A Tour of Tropical Cyclones” kid e-book is… Assistant Director of the Hong Kong Observatory elected as new… HKO Scientific Officer interviewed by the World Health…
What does HKT mean on the weather radar?
HKT means Hong Kong Time. The colour scale on the right indicates the magnitude of the rainfall rate. 64 km image updates once every 6 minutes; 128 km and 256 km images update once every 12 minutes. Weather radar detects rain in the atmosphere by measuring the intensity of signals reflected from raindrops.
What does the image show the rainfall rate at HKT?
The image shows the rainfall rate at a height of 3 km above mean sea level, as observed by Hong Kong Observatory’s weather radar. HKT means Hong Kong Time. The colour scale on the right indicates the magnitude of the rainfall rate. 64 km image updates once every 6 minutes; 128 km and 256 km images update once every 12 minutes.
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How many awards did the Hong Kong Observatory win in 2011?
The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) won five awards in the Hong Kong Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Award 2011. The awards were presented in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 15 April.
What is the weather forecast for China for 9 days?
9-Day Weather Forecast General Situation: Winds will be light over the coast of southern China in the next couple of days, while a rainband will persist over the region. With the strengthening of the anticyclone aloft, the weather will improve and it will be very hot over southern China during the weekend.
How accurate is the 9-day weather forecast?
For forecast elements in “9-day Weather Forecast” other than PSR, the average accuracy for the next one to three days, four to seven days, and eight to nine days are about 90%, 85% and 80% respectively. The errors of PSR forecast in the next one to six days are within around 10% and those in seven to nine days are within around 20%.