Scorching temperatures are expected to persist across Taiwan today, while a tropical storm forming southeast of Japan would not directly affect the country, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
Temperatures are forecast to range from 32°C to 36°C nationwide, with some areas in central, southern and northern Taiwan likely to exceed 36°C, the CWA said.
The weather agency issued an orange heat alert — indicating maximum temperatures of at least 36°C for three consecutive days — for Taipei, New Taipei City, Taoyuan and Tainan, as well as Hsinchu, Miaoli, Changhua, Yunlin and Kinmen counties.
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It also issued a yellow heat advisory for Hsinchu City, and Chiayi and Yilan counties, meaning that daily maximum temperatures are expected reach at least 36°C.
Showers are expected in the north and east, as well as Pingtung County's Hengchun Peninsula (恆春半島), in the afternoon, the CWA said, adding that localized thunderstorms might also occur south of Chiayi and in mountainous areas.
Sunny, cloudy weather is expected to continue through Saturday, with rain moving in from Sunday and temperatures dropping slightly over the following two days, independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said.
A tropical depression southeast of Japan strengthened into Tropical Storm Mun at about 2am today, the CWA said.
The storm would not directly affect Taiwan, as it is 2,440km away and moving north-northwest, the weather agency said.
Another tropical system is slowly developing near the northern tip of Luzon in the Philippines, Wu said.
According to several forecast models, its path could initially move westward under the influence of a Pacific high-pressure system, he said.
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