Northeastern winds could send moisture to Taiwan from Sunday afternoon, bringing rain to most parts of the country, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

Northern Taiwan could see showers, while central, southern and mountainous areas could see sporadic thunder showers, the bureau said.

The CWB also warned of strong gusts in areas north of Taoyuan, as well as Hengchun Peninsula in southernmost Taiwan, southeastern parts of the country and outlying islands.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Kompasu continues to move west towards the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines, the CWB said.

As of 2 a.m. Sunday, Kompasu was located 1,240 kilometers southeast of Eluanbi, the southernmost point of Taiwan, moving northwest at a speed of 9 kilometers per hour, the CWB said.

The storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 82.8 kph, with gusts of up to 108 kph, according to the weather bureau.

Wu Der-rong (???), a meteorologist and adjunct associate professor of atmospheric sciences at National Central University, said Kompasu could get closest to Taiwan between Monday afternoon and Tuesday.

The storm will most likely pass through the Bashi Channel before entering the South China Sea, bringing torrential rainfall to eastern Taiwan and mountainous areas in northern Taiwan, he warned.

Meanwhile, another storm, Lionrock, was centered near Hainan Island off southern China early Sunday and is forecast to move northwest, posing no threat to Taiwan, the bureau said.

Also, the bureau said, a tropical depression east-northeast of Guam has developed into a tropical storm, Namtheun, around 8 a.m. Sunday.

Namtheun is forecast to move northwest and have no direct impact to Taiwan, the CWB said.

Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel