The Central Weather Administration (CWA) has issued heavy rain alerts for four cities and counties in central and eastern Taiwan, warning of short bursts of intense rainfall as convective cloud systems intensified across Taiwan.
The alerts covered mountainous areas in Miaoli, Nantou and Hualien counties and Taichung, and warned that at least 80mm of rain could fall within 24 hours or 40mm within an hour in those regions, the CWA said this morning.
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In addition to heavy downpours, there are risks of lightning and strong gusts, while residents in mountainous regions were advised to watch for landslides, falling rocks and rapidly rising river levels, the CWA said.
Separately, a strong wind advisory was issued for Green Island (綠島) off Taitung County, Taoyuan, Hsinchu City and County, Pingtung County, and the offshore counties of Penghu and Lienchiang through tomorrow evening.
Sustained winds of 41kph to 51kph, with gusts of 63kph to 75kph, are possible in those areas.
Elsewhere, weather conditions were expected to gradually stabilize today as seasonal northeasterly winds weakened.
Morning temperatures in northern Taiwan remained relatively cool at about 19°C to 20°C, while other regions saw lows of 21°C to 23°C, CWA data showed.
With winds shifting easterly, daytime highs are forecast to reach 24°C to 25°C in the north and east and 27°C to 30°C elsewhere, the CWA said.
Rainfall is expected to ease later in the day, with most areas turning partly cloudy, although isolated showers may persist in eastern Taiwan and mountainous areas in the west.
From tomorrow through Monday, the weather across Taiwan is forecast to be mostly fair to partly cloudy.
Temperatures are forecast to hit lows of 21°C to 24°C at night and highs of 28°C to 32°C during the day across most of Taiwan, the CWA said.
Another weather front is expected to approach waters north of Taiwan on Tuesday next week, bringing a chance of brief showers to northern and northeastern regions.
Mteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said temperatures would continue to rise today as the front weakens, with stable conditions likely through Tuesday next week.
Daytime highs could feel "summer-like" across Taiwan, he said.
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