TALIM, the 18th typhoon of the year, will not bring wind or rainfall to Shenzhen, the city’s meteorological observatory said yesterday.

Weather in Shenzhen will be hot, with maximum temperatures hitting between 33 and 35 degrees Celsius between today and Friday, the observatory said, as it issued a yellow alert for high temperatures yesterday morning. Brief thunderstorms may occur in some areas in the afternoon. Visibility will be reduced, with smog expected in some central and western regions.

Taiwan prepared for the typhoon yesterday with a range of alerts, cancellations and evacuations.

Meanwhile, a tropical depression was developing yesterday over the seas east of the Philippines. It could develop into the 19th typhoon of the year, the Shenzhen meteorological observatory said.  (SD News)