A low-pressure system is to bring slightly cooler temperatures, but would also increase the chance of rain across much of Taiwan this week, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
The low-pressure conditions would be less conducive for producing extremely high temperatures, CWA forecaster Lin Ting-yi (林定宜) said, following temperatures last week that reached into the upper 30s in parts of the country.
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As the system approaches today, temperatures are to range from 32°C to 34°C, with a chance of brief or scattered showers in greater Taipei, the Keelung coast, Yilan County and the Hualien-Taitung region, Lin said.
In other parts of Taiwan, there would be a chance of afternoon thundershowers, Lin added.
Tomorrow, scattered showers, along with possible isolated downpours, are forecast for northern and northeastern Taiwan, while brief afternoon storms would be possible in other regions, Lin said.
As the system moves away from Taiwan on Wednesday, northern Taiwan is to see brief rain showers, along with a continued chance of afternoon storms elsewhere, Lin said.
The second half of the week is to bring another round of wet weather, with scattered rain showers expected in eastern Taiwan on Thursday and Friday and in northern Taiwan on Saturday and Sunday, Lin said.
Lin said forecasters are also monitoring two tropical disturbances currently churning in waters east of the Philippines, as well as a third that could form in the latter half of the week.
However, there is currently no consensus on whether the systems are to intensify and what direction they would move in, making their possible impact on Taiwan uncertain, Lin said.
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