Taiwan braces for a week of heavy rain, potential new typhoon

Taiwan is bracing for a week of inclement weather, with the Central Weather Administration forecasting heavy rain, particularly in the south, starting Monday. The unstable conditions are attributed to a large low-pressure system and strengthening southwest winds.

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From Monday to Wednesday, the southwest monsoon will become very strong, and the rainfall in the south will be very heavy.

From Monday to Wednesday, southern Taiwan is expected to receive heavy to torrential rain. Other regions will also experience localized showers and thunderstorms, with potential for heavy downpours in central areas and mountainous regions. The weather is predicted to remain unsettled through Saturday, with scattered showers and thunderstorms across the island.

Adding to the weather concerns, forecasters are closely monitoring several tropical disturbances in the South China Sea and east of the Philippines. These systems have the potential to develop into tropical depressions or typhoons. However, predictions vary significantly, with uncertainty about their proximity to Taiwan and whether they will intensify into typhoons.

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There are many tropical disturbances in the South China Sea to the east of the Philippines. We need to pay attention to whether a tropical depression or typhoon will form in the future.

Meanwhile, two typhoons, Bavi and Etau, are currently in the northwest Pacific but are moving northward and are not expected to affect Taiwan. Despite the rain, periods of hot weather are anticipated when it is not raining.

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These two typhoons are very far from Taiwan and are moving northward, so they will not affect Taiwan.