The World Meteorological Organisation has enhanced its Severe Weather Information Centre website by launching the SWIdget service which allows people to obtain severe weather warnings issued by participating official weather services in real time. SWIdget is a software tool developed by the Hong Kong Observatory on behalf of the organisation for accessing information from the centre. It allows users to select and display automatically in their personal computers weather warnings in different … [Read more...]
Hong Kong Observatory launches Star Ferry wind information service
The Hong Kong Observatory is further enhancing its regional weather information service. Starting from today (12 May), real-time wind information from the Star Ferry wind station is available to the public through the Observatory's website and dial-a-weather service. The Star Ferry wind station is located at the southern tip of the Kowloon peninsula, overlooking Victoria Harbour. In the vicinity of the station, there are multi-functional facilities including large shopping malls, leisure … [Read more...]