A heat alert has been issued for parts of southern Taiwan, with temperatures there expected to reach 36°C or higher today, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
With mostly sunny skies expected due to warm easterly winds, the CWA issued a "yellow" heat advisory for Tainan’s Yujing (玉井) and Nanhua (南化區) districts and Pingtung County’s Zhutian (竹田) and Neipu (內埔) townships, indicating possible daytime highs of more than 36°C.
The heat alert would remain in effect through this afternoon, the CWA said, adding that dangerously high ultraviolet levels could be expected, particularly around noon.
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Elsewhere, daytime highs could reach 29°C to 32°C in the west and 26°C to 29°C in the east, while nighttime temperatures are expected to fall to 22°C to 24°C around the nation, the weather agency said.
Dry weather around most of Taiwan is expected to continue today, but brief showers are forecast for Keelung, the north coast, mountainous areas in Taipei and New Taipei City, as well as Yilan County, it said.
Precipitation is also possible in mountainous areas in central and southern Taiwan in the afternoon, the agency added.
Tomorrow, temperatures are expected to increase slightly as a warmer southerly wind system arrives, the CWA said.
However, seasonal northeasterly winds are forecast to set in on Thursday, and they are expected to increase in strength over the following days, it said.
Rainfall would likely increase on Friday and Saturday, and daytime highs would fall to 22°C to 23°C in the north, 25°C to 28°C in central Taiwan and 28°C to 29°C in the south, the CWA said.
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