Weather

Rain in the forecast as northeasterly winds ease

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-11-05

It looks like there’s more rain in the forecast for Taiwan, set to arrive on Sunday night. The Central Weather Bureau says that while temperatures were warmer and the rain eased during the day on Sunday, another weather front is expected to bring moisture up through southern Taiwan.

Mountainous areas in central and southern Taiwan can expect rain, as can the southernmost tip of the island: Hengchun Peninsula.

Forecasters say that heavy rain could be in the works on Monday for both Hengchun Peninsula and the eastern half of Taiwan.

Meteorologists say Taiwan can expect warmer weather in the coming two days. Northern Taiwan is likely to see highs returning to between 26-28 degrees C, while central and southern Taiwan could see highs of up to 29-30 degrees C.
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Temperatures rebound with weakening seasonal winds

The China Post
Date: November 5, 2017
By: W.T. Chen and Flor Wang

TAIPEI (CNA) – Temperatures around Taiwan on Sunday will rebound due to weakening

Temperatures around Taiwan on Sunday will rebound due to weakening northeasterly winds. (CNA)

northeasterly winds, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

The highs in northern Taiwan could reach 23-24 degrees Celsius and 28-30 degrees in central and southern Taiwan, bureau forecaster Chu Mei-lin (朱美霖) said, noting sharp falls

in temperatures in the early morning and at night in the western part of the country.

The lowest temperature of 17.3 degrees Sunday morning was recorded in Su’ao in Yilan County, bureau data showed.
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Mercury could fall to 17 degrees Celsius in northern Taiwan

The China Post
Date: November 4, 2017
By: Chen Wei-ting and Y.F. Low

TAIPEI (CNA) – Temperatures could fall to 17 degrees Celsius in northern Taiwan

Pedestrians make their ways in this undated file photo. According to the Central Weather Bureau, temperatures could fall to 17 degrees Celsius in northern Taiwan between late Saturday and early Sunday as seasonal northeasterly winds strengthen. (NOWnews)

between late Saturday and early Sunday as seasonal northeasterly winds strengthen, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said.

With the winds bringing cooler air to the country, daytime highs on Saturday are forecast at just 20-21 degrees in northern Taiwan, the bureau said.

In central and southern Taiwan, daytime temperatures can reach 28-30 degrees but will drop sharply at night, the CWB said, advising people to be aware of drastic changes in the temperature.
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Heavy rain expected in northern, eastern Taiwan

The China Post
Date: November 3, 20172
By: Chen Wei-ting and Y.F. Low

TAIPEI (CNA) – Heavy rain is expected in parts of northern and eastern Taiwan on

In this Nov. 1, 2017, pedestrians make their ways in downtown Taipei. Between late Thursday and 8 a.m. Friday, the northeastern region had already recorded 30 mm of accumulated rainfall. (CNA)

Friday due to the arrival of a moist weather front and a wave of seasonal northeasterly winds, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said.

Between late Thursday and 8 a.m. Friday, the northeastern region had already recorded 30 mm of accumulated rainfall, forecaster Cheng Chuan-fang (程川芳) said.

As the northeasterly winds bring cooler air to the country, daytime highs on Friday are expected to fall to 25 degrees in northern Taiwan, while nighttime lows will be around 20 degrees, he said.

In central and southern Taiwan, however, daytime highs are likely to reach 28-30 degrees, Cheng said.    [FULL  STORY]

Heavy rain warning issued for five areas

The China Post
Date: October 11, 20170
By: Flor Wang

TAIPEI (CNA) – A heavy rain warning was issued for five cities and counties across

Pedestrians with umbrellas cross a Taipei street in the rain in this undated file photo. The Central Weather Bureau issued a heavy rain warning for five cities and counties across Taiwan on Wednesday due to strengthening northeasterly winds and a convective cloud system. (NOWnews file photo)

Taiwan on Wednesday due to strengthening northeasterly winds and a convective cloud system, according to the Central Weather Bureau.

People in New Taipei, Taipei’s Wenshan District, the northeast coastal area around Keelung, Yilan and Hualien counties in eastern Taiwan, and the Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County should be alert to strong precipitation, thunder and gusty winds, the bureau said.

Areas south of Hsinchu County will see sunny to cloudy skies, with brief thundershowers in the afternoon in mountainous areas, it said.

The day’s high in areas north of Taoyuan and eastern Taiwan will reach 30-33 degrees Celsius, while the weather in central and southern Taiwan will be muggy and hot, with the mercury likely to climb to 34-35 degrees, according to the bureau.
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Record number of days 37 degrees and hotter for Taipei in 2017 so far

Taipei has had 21 days so far this year with the mercury hitting at least 37 degrees. (By Central News Agency)

October and November should be warmer than average: forecasters

Taiwan News 
Date: 2017/10/10
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Since measuring temperatures started in 1896, Taipei has never had as many days in one year where the mercury hit at least 37 degrees, the Central Weather Bureau said Tuesday.

There were at least 21 such days so far this year, while the rest of October as well as November could also be expected to be relatively warm, according to forecasters.
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Mercury soars to 36.5 degrees Celsius in Chiayi

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/10/10
By: Chiang Chun-liang and Y.F. Low

Taipei, Oct. 10 (CNA) The mercury in Chiayi City soared to 36.5 degrees Celsius at

CNA file photo

12:45 p.m. Tuesday, the highest October temperature recorded in the southern city in 48 years, according to data from the Chiayi weather station.

Chiayi’s previous high for October was 36.1 degrees, recorded Oct. 1 of this year, according to the station.

Over the past 10 days, Chiayi saw nine days with temperatures of over 34 degrees, including five days with over 35 degrees, the station said.     [FULL  STORY]

Talim growing in strength, expected to hit Taiwan Wednesday

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-09-11

Meteorologists are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Talim, which is picking up

Netizens were reposting pictures of these altocumulus clouds seen in Taitung, southern Taiwan on Monday, urging each other to beware of the approaching storm system. However forecasters say these clouds have nothing to do with typhoons! (CNA photo)

strength as it heads toward Taiwan. The storm’s radius nearly doubled from Sunday morning to Monday morning, and is now 150km. Forecasters say if the storm continues at its current speed and direction, the bureau will issue a sea warning on Tuesday at noon, and a land warning on Tuesday night.

Premier William Lai visited the Central Weather Bureau on Monday for a briefing on the storm. The newly inaugurated premier urged the public to take the necessary precautions.

Lai said, “I’d like to urge everyone to keep watching the Central Weather Bureau’s updates. People in the path of the typhoon need to take precautions, especially those in mountainous regions of northeastern, central and southern Taiwan need to be prepared. Do not underestimate the strength of the storm. You must be cautious in preparing for it. It’s better to evacuate as a preventive measure so you aren’t taken by surprise.”    [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan prepares for typhoon as hurricane batters US

ABC News
Date: Sep 11, 2017
By: Ralph Jennings, Associated Press

TAIPEI, Taiwan — As the United States grapples with Hurricane Irma, Taiwan was preparing Monday for an incoming typhoon with a range of alerts, cancellations and evacuations.

Typhoon Talim is due to make landfall late Wednesday. Taiwan’s central government was contacting the heads of mountain villages, arranging free evacuations to shelters, monitoring rivers and mudslide-prone areas.

Taiwan is hit by typhoons nearly every year. But it has become much more aggressive about preparations since Typhoon Morakot battered the island in 2009, killing roughly 700 people — most in mudslides.

Residents of the island are also taking warnings more seriously, officials say.
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Sea warning for Tropical Storm Talim could be issued Tuesday

A sea warning could be issued for Tropical Storm Talim tomorrow, Tuesday, September 12

Taiwan News
Date: 2017/09/11
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — As Severe Tropical Storm Talim continues to rapidly enlarge

Tropical Storm Talim heads toward Taiwan. (Windy.com)

and strengthen, a sea warning could be issued as early as tomorrow (Sept. 12) morning, and a land warning issued on Wednesday, as it barrels its way toward Taiwan, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

Talim, which is Tagalog for “blade,” is rapidly knifing its way through the pacific as the 18th tropical storm of the season, prompting the CWB to prepare to issue a sea warning as early as tomorrow morning and a land warning on Wednesday. It is expected to have its maximum impact on Taiwan between Wednesday noon and Thursday, according to the CWB.

Tropical Storm Talim was located 18.8 degrees North and 134.8 degrees East, which is about 1,000 kilometers east-southeast of Taiwan’s southernmost tip, Eluanbi, and was moving west-northwest at a speed of 29 kilometers per hour, with maximum wind speeds of 108 kilometers per hour and gusts of 136 kilometers per hour, according to the CWB.

Yesterday, the radius of the storm was 80 kilometers, during the evening it increased to 100 kilometers, and today it has reached 150 kilometers, and is continuing to grow in size as well as strength. Due to the warm water temperatures over which it is traveling and relatively little in the way of vertical wind sheer, which would otherwise starve it a of heat and moisture to grow, it is expected to continue to strengthen, possibly into a typhoon 180 kilometers in diameter.