A tropical storm and a tropical depression would bring unstable weather to Taiwan, with the south and east experiencing the heaviest rain, independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said today.
A tropical depression formed at 8pm yesterday and was 440km southeast of Oluanpi (鵝鑾鼻), Taiwan’s southernmost point, as of 2am today, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
At the same time, there was a tropical storm 1,200km west-southwest of Oluanpi, it said.
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The tropical storm was tracking west-northwest and is expected to move north through the South China Sea rather than hitting Taiwan directly, the CWA said.
However, it would still bring a significant amount of precipitation, Wu said.
The tropical depression would begin affecting Taiwan today, bringing unstable weather, especially to the south and east, where showers and brief thunderstorms are likely, the CWA said, adding that Taitung County could experience extremely heavy rain.
There would be cloudy skies in the north with a chance of brief thunderstorms in the afternoon and localized heavy rain, it said.
In addition to heavy rain, strong, localized winds are expected over waters to the north and east of Taiwan and around the Bashi Channel, with gusts reaching level 8 to 10 on the Beaufort scale, the CWA said.
Temperatures could reach 31°C in eastern Taiwan and 35°C in the west, the CWA said, adding that lows are expected to be between 26°C and 28°C across the nation.
In the outlying counties, temperatures would range from 27°C to 32°C degrees in Penghu, 26°C to 32°C in Kinmen and 26°C to 28°C in Lienchiang (Matsu), it said.
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