Taiwan Faces Wet Weather Through Monday, Typhoons Possible in Coming Weeks

Taiwan is bracing for a period of unsettled weather, with widespread rain expected across the island from Saturday through Monday. The southern regions are anticipated to bear the brunt of the rainfall, experiencing heavier downpours.

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From tomorrow until next Monday (the 20th), the south will have localized short-term showers or thunderstorms, with potential for heavier local rain. The Greater Taipei area and other mountainous areas will have localized short-term thunderstorms in the afternoon, with potential for local heavy rain. From early morning to morning, there will be scattered short-term showers in central Taiwan.

Central Weather Administration forecaster Huang En-hung indicated that localized showers and thunderstorms are likely in the southern parts of the island from Saturday to Monday. Additionally, the Greater Taipei area and mountainous regions nationwide can expect scattered afternoon thunderstorms, with the potential for heavy rain. Similar conditions are forecast for Sunday and Monday afternoons in northern and northeastern Taiwan.

Looking beyond Monday, the weather is expected to ease slightly starting Tuesday. However, localized afternoon showers and thunderstorms will persist in central and northern mountainous areas, with the possibility of heavy rain. Early morning and late morning showers are also possible in southern Taiwan on Tuesday.

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Starting next Tuesday (the 21st), the rainfall will slightly ease. In the afternoon, central and northern regions and other mountainous areas will have localized short-term thunderstorms, with localized heavy rain in central, northern, northeastern, and eastern mountainous areas. On Tuesday (the 21st), from early morning to morning, southern Taiwan will still have localized short-term showers or thunderstorms.

Adding to the weather watch, a tropical depression (TD12) formed near Guam on Friday and has since weakened. Forecasters are closely monitoring the northwest Pacific for potential tropical disturbances developing east of the Philippines in the coming weeks, with a possibility of them evolving into typhoons. While the exact timing and strength remain uncertain, the Central Weather Administration will provide continuous updates.

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In the next two weeks, tropical disturbances in the northwest Pacific will be more active, but the model's forecast for tropical systems has greater uncertainty. Please pay attention to the latest forecast information issued by the Central Weather Administration.