Sea temperatures around Taiwan are 2°C to 3°C higher than the climactic average, stymying sea breezes and driving up temperatures, a meteorologist said today.
In a post on Facebook, former Central Weather Bureau director-general Cheng Ming-dean (鄭明典) shared a map of ocean surface temperatures on Sunday showing higher-than-average values for much of the surrounding region.
The higher temperatures are affecting sea breezes which, paired with a strong Pacific high pressure system, is creating unusually hot and stuffy weather with sunnier skies and low winds, he said.
Photo from Cheng Ming-dean’s Facebook
Meanwhile, much of Taiwan was under heat advisories today, with daytime highs of 37°C likely, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
As of 2:22pm, Taipei, New Taipei City, Taichung and Tainan, as well as Hsinchu, Miaoli, Nantou, Hualien and Taitung counties were under an “orange” heat warning, meaning daytime highs could reach 36°C for three consecutive days.
Changhua County, Yunlin County, Kaohsiung and Pingtung County were also under “orange” warnings for the daily maximum temperature reaching 38°C.
Taoyuan, Chiayi city and county, and Yilan County were under “yellow” warnings, forecasting daytime highs of at least 36°C.
As of 11am, Taipei's Shezidao (社子島) and Dounan Township (斗南) in Yunlin County had reached 37°C.
Taichung's Dajia District (大甲), Changhua County's Jhutang Township (竹塘), Taoyuan's Lujhu District (蘆竹) and Tainan's Houbi District (後壁) all recorded highs above 36°C.
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The Central Weather Administration has issued a heat alert for southeastern Taiwan, warning of temperatures as high as 36°C today, while alerting some coastal areas of strong winds later in the day. Kaohsiung’s Neimen District (內門) and Pingtung County’s Neipu Township (內埔) are under an orange heat alert, which warns of temperatures as high as 36°C for three consecutive days, the CWA said, citing southwest winds. The heat would also extend to Tainan’s Nansi (楠西) and Yujing (玉井) districts, as well as Pingtung’s Gaoshu (高樹), Yanpu (鹽埔) and Majia (瑪家) townships, it said, forecasting highs of up to 36°C in those areas
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