The Central Weather Administration (CWA) today issued an extremely heavy rain advisory for Orchid Island (Lanyu, 蘭嶼) and a heavy rain alert for parts of central and southern Taiwan.
The rain alerts, posted at 7:25am, are to be in effect through late in the afternoon, the agency said.
Photo: Taipei Times
The CWA said Taiwan would be prone to intense short-duration rainfall today due to the influence of a stationary front.
Orchid Island could experience localized heavy rain or extremely heavy rain, while some areas in central and southern Taiwan, as well as the Taitung area (including Green Island, 綠島), could see localized heavy rain, the CWA said.
The rain alert covered Taichung, Changhua County, Nantou County, and Yunlin County in central Taiwan and Chiayi City, Chiayi County, Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung County, including the Hengchun Peninsula, and Taitung County in the south, the CWA Web site showed.
The agency urged people in those areas to be aware of possible lightning and strong gusts, as well as possible landslides and falling rocks in mountainous areas and flooding in low-lying areas.
Under the CWA's definition, heavy rain signals 24-hour accumulated rainfall of more than 80mm or one-hour rainfall exceeding 40mm.
Extremely heavy rain indicates 24-hour accumulated rainfall of more than 200mm, or three-hour accumulated rainfall exceeding 100mm.
As of 10am, the largest amounts of rainfall around Taiwan recorded during the morning hours were in Orchid Island (120mm) and at the Kending Meteorological Radar Observatory (105mm) on the Hengchun Peninsula.
For temperatures today, northeasterly winds on the northern side of a lingering frontal system are to hold daytime highs in the north to about 24°C to 25°C, while other regions are to see highs of about 27°C to 28°C.
Lows are to be about 21°C in northern Taiwan, and 24°C to 26°C elsewhere, the CWA said.
Independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said temperatures across Taiwan are expected to rise day by day starting on Friday as the frontal system weakens and moves eastward.
Taipei has once again made it to the top 100 in Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2025 report, moving up five places from last year to 60. The annual index, which was published last month, evaluated 1,000 of the most populated metropolises based on five indices — economics, human capital, quality of life, environment and governance. New York maintained its top spot this year, placing first in the economics index thanks to the strength of its vibrant financial industry and economic stability. Taipei ranked 263rd in economics, 44th in human capital, 15th in quality of life, 284th for environment and 75th in governance,
The Sports Administration yesterday demanded an apology from the national table tennis association for barring 17-year-old Yeh Yi-tian (葉伊恬) from competing in the upcoming World Table Tennis (WTT) United States Smash tournament in Las Vegas this July. The sports agency said in a statement that the Chinese Taipei Table Tennis Association (CTTTA) must explain to the public why it withdrew Yeh from the WTT tournament in Las Vegas. The sports agency said it contacted the association to express its disapproval of the decision-making process after receiving a complaint from Yeh’s coach, Chuang
Control Yuan Secretary-General Lee Chun-yi (李俊俋) tendered his resignation last night, admitting that he had misused a government vehicle, as reported by media. His resignation was immediately accepted by the Control Yuan. In a statement explaining why he had resigned, Lee apologized for using a Control Yuan vehicle to transport his dog to a pet grooming salon on May 20. The issue first came to light late last month, when TVBS News reported that Lee had instructed his driver to take the dog to the salon. The news channel broadcast photos that it said were taken by an unnamed whistle-blower, which purportedly showed the
A former officer in China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) who witnessed the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre has warned that Taiwan could face a similar fate if China attempts to unify the country by force. Li Xiaoming (李曉明), who was deployed to Beijing as a junior officer during the crackdown, said Taiwanese people should study the massacre carefully, because it offers a glimpse of what Beijing is willing to do to suppress dissent. “What happened in Tiananmen Square could happen in Taiwan too,” Li told CNA in a May 22 interview, ahead of the massacre’s 36th anniversary. “If Taiwanese students or
RSS