A tropical depression that was forecast to strengthen into a typhoon would not affect Taiwan, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday.
The tropical depression was located southeast of Guam, and was expected to intensify into the fourth tropical storm of the year from yesterday evening to this morning, Taiwan time, CWA forecaster Lin Ting-yi (林定宜) said.
After turning into a tropical storm, the system was projected to continue north before becoming a typhoon, Lin said.
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However, the system would remain far from Taiwan and have no direct impact on the country, he said.
The weather in Taiwan would remain stable before Monday next week, with cloudy and sunny skies nationwide and a chance of rain in mountainous areas in the afternoons, Lin said.
Northeastern Taiwan and areas north of Taoyuan could experience sporadic rain in the early mornings tomorrow and on Sunday, he added.
The arrival of a weather front and weak seasonal northeasterly winds on Tuesday would bring sporadic rain to the northeast and north, with cloudy weather in other parts of the country, Lin said.
Although the effects of the northeasterly wind would weaken on Thursday, a subsequent weather front would maintain the same pattern across Taiwan on Friday, he said.
Hot weather would continue across Taiwan until Tuesday, when the next weather front arrives and cools areas north of central Taiwan, Lin said.
Low cloud cover or fog fog could affect outlying Kinmen and Lienchiang (Matsu) counties from today until Monday, Lin added.
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