Taipei: Typhoon Dolphin has moved away from Taiwan, prompting the Central Weather Administration (CWA) to lift its sea warning for the storm. However, southwesterly winds are forecast to bring heavy rain to central and southern Taiwan in the coming days.

According to Focus Taiwan, the CWA lifted its sea warning at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday after Typhoon Dolphin weakened into a tropical storm and made landfall in China's Zhejiang Province. With the storm no longer directly impacting the island, southwesterly winds and a broad low-pressure system have begun to dominate Taiwan's weather and will continue to do so over the next week, according to CWA forecaster Chu Mei-lin.

The seasonal winds and low-pressure system are expected to bring intermittent showers and thunderstorms to central and southern Taiwan, along with afternoon thunderstorms elsewhere throughout the week. The CWA has warned residents of short-duration heavy rain, lightning, strong wind gusts, and rapidly rising stream levels.

Chu noted that sustained winds of 41-51 kilometers per hour (6 on the Beaufort scale) and gusts of 63-75 kph (8 on the Beaufort scale) are forecast for Monday in areas from Chiayi north to Keelung's north coast, as well as the Hengchun Peninsula. Meanwhile, eastern Taiwan, situated on the leeward side of the Central Mountain Range, is expected to experience hot weather.

Independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong indicated that the unstable weather is likely to persist through August 19, although the southwesterly winds are expected to weaken after Wednesday. In the broader region, three tropical storms and one tropical depression remain active over the northwestern Pacific. Typhoon Dolphin continues to weaken over Zhejiang, while Tropical Storm Chan-hom, the season's 15th named storm, is expected to approach Japan's main island of Honshu on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tropical Storm Peilou, the 16th storm of the season, is expected to track northeast over the ocean and pose no threat to land.