Clear skies before typhoon let people see the Philippines
Clear skies before typhoon let people see the Philippines
2026-07-09
And although a typhoon is on the way, the sky was clearer than ever in many parts of Taiwan, especially on the east coast. Visibility was so good that you could spot Green Island and Orchid Island from the coast of Taitung with the naked eye. That’s nothing surprising for older Taitung residents, who know how to read the sky to predict the weather. Local lore say clear skies mean a typhoon is on the way, and the clearer they are, the bigger the storm. Let’s hear more.
Local
Taitung
Elders say that if you can see Orchid Island during the day, it means a storm is coming.
Local
Taitung
People say that. I was in the mountains in Kasavakan the past two days. It’s rare to see the islands so clearly.
Chen Pai-yu
Meteorologist
The North Pacific High creates descending air currents that contain less moisture, and since there is a typhoon approaching its own outer bands also create descending air currents that further reduce the moisture in the air, improving visibility.
And the spectacle isn’t just limited to the coast of Taitung. People in Lanyu could see into a different country, with the northernmost islands of the Philippines peeking over the horizon. Y’Ami Island was visible despite being 114km away, and so was North Island, at 110km away. It turns out that the traditional lore in Taitung actually has basis in science. So you know now that if the marine landscape looks especially pristine, that might just be the calm before the storm.
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從台東看見蘭嶼代表颱風來襲? 長輩:越清楚越可怕
2026-07-09
巴威颱風逼近，不少人在東部海邊，清楚看到蘭嶼與綠島，甚至在蘭嶼還能直擊，距離100多公里外的菲律賓離島，奇特美景吸引許多人拍照，但老一輩台東人流傳，只要從本島能看見蘭嶼，就代表颱風來了，甚至越清楚越可怕，威力不容小覷，專家也出面解釋了。
[[在地民眾]]
“長輩都會講，尤其是大白天可以看到蘭嶼，表示有一些風雨要來了”
[[在地民眾]]
“是有這麼一說，前兩天有剛好在那邊的山上，很難得看到是很明顯的”
[[台東氣象站主任 陳白榆]]
“太平洋高壓籠罩之下都會有下沉氣流，下沉氣流的話，水氣就會比較少，加上這幾天因為颱風要接近了，颱風外圍環流的影響，颱風外圍環流的下沉氣流，一樣也是會讓我們的水氣減少，所以我們空氣中的水氣減少，就會讓我們的能見度會比較好”
台東海邊，能同時清楚看到蘭嶼與綠島，來到蘭嶼更不得了，能直接跨越國界，肉眼直擊菲律賓最北端的島嶼，約114公里遠的雅米島，及距離約110公里的北島。台東人專屬的天氣警報器，其實有科學依據，畫面雖美，卻是暴風雨前的寧靜。
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