The Central Weather Administration (CWA) today issued heat alerts for 13 cities and counties, warning that temperatures in parts of the nation could climb to 38°C or higher amid scorching summer-like conditions.
The CWA placed Tainan and Pingtung County under a red alert, indicating a possibility of extreme temperatures exceeding 38°C for three consecutive days.
Photo: Lin Cheng-kun, Taipei Times
Orange alerts were issued for Taipei, Keelung, New Taipei City, Changhua County, Yunlin County, Chiayi City and County, Kaohsiung, Hualien County and Taitung County, indicating temperatures could exceed 38°C today or reach 36°C for three consecutive days.
Photo courtesy of the Central Weather Administration
A yellow alert was issued for Taoyuan, where temperatures could also top 36°C.
The CWA additionally warned of possible foehn winds in Taitung County, a weather phenomenon that can bring hot, dry gusts down the leeward side of the Central Mountain Range and cause sudden spikes in temperature.
As of 10:30am, CWA monitoring stations had already detected temperatures between 36.1°C and 36.7°C in Pingtung, Taitung, Hualien and Taipei.
Meanwhile, the CWA said a tropical depression east of the Philippines had strengthened into Tropical Storm Jangmi, which is forecast to move in a northwestern direction toward waters south of Japan's Ryukyu Islands.
Independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said the latest US forecast models showed the storm passing near the Ryukyu Islands in about five days before veering sharply to the northeast.
Jangmi currently poses no direct threat to Taiwan, Wu said, although he cautioned that uncertainty remains over its future track.
Taiwan is to remain under a warm air mass through tomorrow, bringing stable atmospheric conditions, limited moisture and intense daytime heat, Wu said.
Writing in an online weather column, Wu said temperatures across Taiwan could approach 40°C through tomorrow, although conditions were expected to ease slightly later that day.
A seasonal rain front is forecast to move southward on Friday, bringing showers and lower temperatures across Taiwan, he said.
The front is expected to weaken and shift toward the Bashi Channel on Saturday, leaving northern Taiwan cloudy, while other regions could still see isolated showers, he said.
Weather conditions are expected to turn partly cloudy on Sunday, with afternoon thunderstorms likely in parts of central and southern Taiwan, Wu added.
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