Today: Taipei swelters at 35°C; air quality poorer in Kaohsiung and Taichung

Taipei still sweltering at 34°C at noon; Taichung high of 33°C

Taipei is forecast to be extremely hot today, with a low of 26°C and a high of 35°C. At 06:00, it will be 26°C and sunny; the forecast for 12:00 is 34°C, still extremely hot, and at 15:00 it will be 33°C and sunny. The chance of rain is 10%, with 0 mm of rainfall forecast.

Taipei’s heat stress index (WBGT) is rated Caution, its activity index Slightly Poor, and its driving index Excellent. Taichung is forecast to be sunny today, with a low of 24°C and a high of 33°C. The temperature at 12:00 is forecast to be 33°C; the heat stress index is also rated Caution, and the activity index Slightly Poor.

Kaohsiung and Hualien will also be sunny; mosquito activity is high

Kaohsiung is forecast to be sunny today, with a low of 26°C and a high of 31°C. At 12:00, it is forecast to be 31°C and sunny, with winds at 3 m/s; the temperature at 15:00 will be 30°C, with a 0% chance of rain. The chance of rain for the full day is 10%, with 0 mm of rainfall forecast.

Hualien is forecast to be sunny today, with a low of 25°C and a high of 32°C. At 12:00, it will be 32°C and sunny, with winds at 1 m/s and a 10% chance of rain. In both Kaohsiung and Hualien, the mosquito activity index indicates high activity, with full protection recommended. The heat stress index is rated Caution, the activity index Normal, and the driving index Excellent.

Air quality: better in Taipei and Hualien, poorer in Kaohsiung and Taichung

Taipei’s air quality is forecast to be good today. It is rated Excellent at 06:00 and Good at 15:00, 18:00 in the evening, and 21:00 at night. Hualien’s air quality is forecast to be Excellent today, with the forecasts for 06:00, 12:00, and 21:00 also rated Excellent.

Kaohsiung’s air quality is forecast to be moderately polluted today, while the forecasts for 06:00, 12:00, and 21:00 indicate light pollution. Taichung is also forecast to have moderate pollution today. Its air quality is forecast to be Good at 06:00 and 12:00, and lightly polluted at 15:00 and 21:00.