Outer Circulation of Typhoon Rose to Affect Taiwan on June 1; Rain Expected in Northern and Yilan Areas

Central News Agency, Taipei, May 30. The Central Weather Administration stated today that Typhoon Rose is expected to upgrade to a moderate typhoon as early as tonight, moving toward Japan. It will reach the waters north of the Ryukyu Islands on June 1. Affected by the outer circulation, the windward areas such as the north and Yilan will have scattered or local rain, and it will move away from Taiwan on June 2. Central Weather Administration forecaster Lai Hsin-kuo told the Central News Agency that the weather tomorrow will be similar to today, with cloudy to sunny skies in most areas. There is a chance of scattered rain in the southern region early in the morning, local afternoon thunderstorms in the central and southern regions, and local heavy rain in mountainous areas. However, as Typhoon Rose reaches the waters north of the Ryukyu Islands on June 1, windward areas such as the north and Yilan may be affected by the outer circulation, with scattered or local rain, while other areas will mainly have afternoon thunderstorms in mountainous areas. Lai also said that Typhoon Rose will upgrade to a moderate typhoon as early as today, moving north-northwest and then toward Japan. After the typhoon moves away from Taiwan on June 2, there will only be local afternoon showers in mountainous areas, and the plains will be sunny to cloudy. Lai indicated that the weather pattern on June 3 and 4 will be similar, turning into a south-wind pattern, which is relatively unstable. There will be some rain in the windward southern Taiwan, and local afternoon rain in the Greater Taipei area, Yilan, and Hualien. As for June 5 to 6, Taiwan will fall into a low-pressure trough, with a south-to-southwest wind environment. The southern and Taitung regions will have local short-term showers or thunderstorms from time to time throughout the day, while other areas will have more clouds, and central and northern regions, as well as Yilan and Hualien, may have local afternoon thunderstorms, with the risk of locally heavy rain.