The ultraviolet (UV) index across Taiwan could reach "very high" levels today, while daytime temperatures are forecast to top 30°C, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
The maximum UV index across all 22 municipalities is projected to range between 8 and 10, which falls into the "very high" category, the CWA Web site said.
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Meanwhile, highs are forecast to range from 32°C to 35°C, with parts of Taipei expected to hit 36°C, the agency said.
In the outlying Penghu, Kinmen and Lienchiang counties daytime temperatures are forecast to reach 30°C to 31°C.
Temperatures are to dip after sunset, but remain around 25°C to 27°C, the CWA said.
Atmospheric moisture would be high today and tomorrow, leading to partly sunny skies across Taiwan, the agency said.
In addition to regional thunderstorms, heavy rain is possible in western Taiwan and mountainous areas, with extremely heavy rainfall briefly occurring in the south and central mountain areas, the CWA said.
Also today, a tropical depression was located 550km east-southeast of Taipei at 2am.
The CWA said it is intensifying and could develop into a tropical storm, but is not expected to directly impact Taiwan as it tracks toward Japan and South Korea.
Independent meteorologist Wu De-rong (吳德榮) said the system could strengthen into a tropical storm today, but echoed the forecast that it would not affect Taiwan.
However, he said that a tropical disturbance south of Guam could continue intensifying as it drifts west-northwest and is projected to pass over Luzon Island in the Philippines.
Wu said it remains uncertain whether the system would impact Taiwan and it should be closely monitored.
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