A weather front that began to affect Taiwan today is to bring sporadic showers to northern and eastern Taiwan later in the day, but would have a bigger impact tomorrow, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
As the weather system strengthens, rainfall would become more noticeable and extend southward to Chiayi County, the CWA said.
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However, the front appears to be relatively weak and would only lower temperatures slightly in northern Taiwan today, when daytime highs are expected to fall by 2°C to 3°C to about 28°C to 31°C.
Meanwhile, temperatures in central and southern Taiwan could reach 32°C to 33°C, with highs of 34°C to 36°C possible in mountainous areas in the south.
As a result, a "yellow" heat alert has been issued for Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung County, indicating that daytime highs of up to 36°C are possible today, the CWA said.
The heat advisory would remain in effect through this afternoon, with the CWA also warning of dangerously high ultraviolet levels, particularly around noon.
Another weather front is expected to approach Taiwan on Friday, but is not likely to bring much precipitation or a significant drop in temperatures, the CWA said.
However, a seasonal wind system forecast to arrive over the weekend is expected to bring a noticeable fall in the mercury in the north, with daytime highs dropping to about 25°C to 26°C, the CWA said.
It is not expected to have much of an effect on the weather in central and southern Taiwan, the CWA added.
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