The Central Weather Administration (CWA) today issued a heat advisory for parts of northern and eastern Taiwan, warning of temperatures as high as 36°C.
Under the "yellow" heat alert, Taipei and New Taipei City, as well as Hualien and Taitung counties in the east, can expect daytime highs of 36°C today, the agency said.
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Taitung County may also be affected by foehn winds — hot, dry downslope winds in the lee of a mountain range, the CWA said.
Generally, daytime temperatures across most of Taiwan are to range between 32°C and 35°C, while nighttime lows are to drop to 25°C to 28°C, the CWA forecast.
Meanwhile, under the influence of southwesterly winds, areas south of Miaoli County are to see brief showers or thunderstorms, the CWA said.
In southern Taiwan, the rain is expected to be more widespread, with heavy downpours in some areas, as well as in the central mountain range regions, it said.
While the rain in central Taiwan and Miaoli are to be more sporadic, the central mountain areas of the region may see heavy rain, the CWA said.
According to independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮), a frontal system is to arrive in Taiwan tomorrow, bringing islandwide rain and cooler temperatures to northern Taiwan.
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