Taiwan could see scorching weather in the coming days with highs in the northern and eastern parts of the country forecast to soar above the hottest temperatures on record this year, meteorologists said on Friday.
The Central Weather Bureau has issued a red heat warning – indicating three days of highs above 38 degrees Celsius – for Taitung and Hualien counties beginning Friday, while an orange alert indicating three days of highs over 36 degrees Celsius has been issued for Yilan County.
Meanwhile, a yellow warning has been issued for Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County, suggesting daytime highs of over 36 degrees Celsius.
On Friday, daytime highs of 33-35 degrees Celsius are expected throughout the rest of the nation, the bureau said.
Cloudy to sunny skies are forecast for most of Taiwan on Friday, with brief showers or thundershowers likely in the country’s southeastern part, the southernmost Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County and mountainous areas in eastern Taiwan, according to the bureau.
Due to an approaching tropical continental air mass, daytime temperatures could continue to rise nationwide starting Sunday, Wu Der-rong (???), an adjunct associate professor of atmospheric sciences at National Central University, said on Friday.
Daytime highs in the northern and eastern regions next Monday and Tuesday could rise above the hottest temperatures recorded in Taiwan so far this year, Wu warned.
The highest temperatures recorded in Taiwan this year was 41.4 degrees Celsius in Hualien on July 22, according to the bureau.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel