The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) yesterday said it is monitoring the movement of tropical storm Lionrock, which is expected to reach Japan’s Ryukyu Islands on Wednesday, adding that it does not exclude the possibility of the storm approaching Taiwan.
There are three tropical storms in the northwest Pacific Ocean: Kompasu, Lionrock and Mindulle.
The bureau forecast that Mindulle and Kompasu would move toward Japan and Lionrock toward the Ryukyu Islands.
Bureau forecaster Chang Hsin-hua (張心華) said Lionrock’s path remained unclear and the storm could move close to Taiwan.
The bureau forecast cloudy to sunny skies today and tomorrow, with a high possibility of afternoon thundershowers in mountainous areas, as well as central and southern Taiwan, Chang said.
Isolated showers were forecast for Yilan and Hualien counties, Chang said, adding that daytime temperatures could reach between 33°C and 36°C.
The bureau forecast a high chance of showers in the east and south from Wednesday to Saturday, due to humid air from a low pressure zone in the Pacific, while northern and central Taiwan can expect cloudy to sunny conditions with a high probability of isolated thundershowers in the afternoon.
China Airlines yesterday said it would postpone several flights to Tokyo today because of Mindulle. The delayed flights are those between Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and Narita International Airport; Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) and Tokyo International Airport; and Kaohsiung International Airport and Narita.
National Central University Department of Atmospheric Sciences professor Daniel Wu (吳德榮) said that based on projections by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Lionrock’s movement was very unpredictable, adding that it is too early to make any conclusions.
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