Coming week to bring hot weather, afternoon showers: CWA

Taipei, June 29 (CNA) Taiwan will return to normal summer weather in the coming week after heavy rain last week, with temperatures reaching 36 degrees Celsius in Greater Taipei and eastern Taiwan, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said Monday.

Forecasters are also monitoring two tropical disturbances over the western Pacific, one of which could develop into this year's ninth tropical storm.

CWA forecaster Huang En-hung (黃恩鴻) told CNA that moisture levels will remain relatively low this week, resulting in mostly sunny weather with afternoon thunderstorms.

Localized showers and thunderstorms are forecast Tuesday and Wednesday in mountainous areas and across central and northern Taiwan, with the possibility of heavier rain in northern and central mountains on Tuesday, Huang said.

From Thursday to Saturday, the weather is expected to become more stable, with afternoon showers largely confined to mountainous areas.

Moisture is forecast to increase slightly on July 6-7, bringing a higher chance of afternoon thunderstorms to central and northern Taiwan and mountain areas nationwide, according to Huang.

The highs across Taiwan are expected to range from 32 to 35 degrees this week, with temperatures exceeding 36 degrees possible in the Taipei Basin, mountainous areas of central and southern Taiwan, and the East Rift Valley, Huang said.

The CWA is also tracking two tropical disturbances, one southeast of the Philippines and another southeast of Guam.

The Philippine system is expected to move across the archipelago into the South China Sea on Wednesday and Thursday, but should not strengthen significantly or directly affect Taiwan.

As it moves north toward Guangdong on July 6-7, however, it could bring slightly more moisture to Taiwan, Huang said.

The disturbance southeast of Guam could strengthen into a tropical depression this coming weekend and may later become Tropical Storm Bavi, the ninth named storm of the 2026 Pacific typhoon season.

Current forecasts show it moving west before turning north toward waters south of Japan, remaining too far away to directly affect Taiwan, according to the CWA.