A new tropical storm formed late yesterday near Guam and is to approach closest to Taiwan on Thursday, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
Tropical Storm Pulasan became the 14th named storm of the year at 9:25pm yesterday, the agency said.
As of 8am today, it was near Guam traveling northwest at 21kph, it said.
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The storm’s structure is relatively loose and conditions for strengthening are limited, WeatherRisk analyst Wu Sheng-yu (吳聖宇) said on Facebook.
Its path is likely to be similar to Typhoon Bebinca, which passed north of Taiwan over Japan’s Ryukyu Islands and made landfall in Shanghai this morning, he said.
However, it is expected to travel quickly, reaching the Ryukyu Islands by Wednesday and potentially making landfall in China’s Zhejiang Province early on Friday, he added.
Another tropical depression also formed immediately east of Luzon in the Philippines early this morning, the CWA said.
It was moving west at 12kph and is expected to move over Luzon before shifting slightly north to impact China’s Hainan Island, the CWA forecast showed.
Meanwhile, sporadic rain forecast in eastern Taiwan and the eastern part of greater Taipei may hinder those hoping to catch a glimpse of the full moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow, the CWA said.
Sunny or partly cloudy weather is expected across Taiwan during the daytime today, but brief showers may occur in greater Taipei and eastern Taiwan tomorrow, CWA forecaster Chang Chun-yao (張竣堯) said yesterday.
Afternoon thunderstorms are expected in mountainous areas south of Miaoli County and in southern Taiwan tomorrow, but most people should still be able to see the full moon despite some clouds expected that evening, Chang said.
Chang also warned that daytime highs could reach 36°C or above in northern Taiwan and the mountainous areas of central and southern Taiwan today.
Temperatures could rise to 37°C in Taoyuan and Hsinchu tomorrow.
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