Taipei: Scorching weather is expected to continue around Taiwan as a Pacific high-pressure system strengthens, prompting the Central Weather Administration (CWA) to issue heat advisories for seven cities and counties on Tuesday.

According to Focus Taiwan, the CWA announced an "orange" heat warning for parts of New Taipei in the north and Hualien County in the east, indicating that temperatures will hit 38 degrees Celsius on Tuesday or top 36 degrees for three consecutive days in those areas. A "yellow" heat alert has been issued for parts of Changhua and Yunlin counties in central Taiwan, Pingtung County in the south, and Taitung County in the east, warning of highs exceeding 36 degrees on Tuesday. The orange and yellow heat alerts will remain in effect until late Tuesday afternoon.

Elsewhere, daytime highs are expected to range between 32 and 35 degrees on Tuesday, with warnings of high ultraviolet radiation levels, particularly around midday. Despite prevailing sunny skies and weakening southwesterly winds, which usually bring rain, brief thundershowers are possible in western Taiwan, and heavy precipitation is forecast for the Greater Taipei area Tuesday afternoon. This weather pattern is expected to continue through Thursday before Taiwan feels the impact of the outer bands of a tropical disturbance in the region on Friday and Saturday.

The weather system is currently located near the Philippines and moving toward the South China Sea, with warnings that the storm could destabilize weather conditions in Taiwan. Independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong echoed the CWA's concerns, stating that rainfall is likely to increase in eastern Taiwan starting on Friday night, extending to other parts of the island on Saturday and Sunday. The tropical disturbance is forecast to pass over Luzon Island on Saturday night before entering the South China Sea and moving toward Hong Kong, Macau, and Guangdong.