Strong fluctuations in temperature are expected this week as a cold air mass and a frontal system reach the country, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said yesterday.
The bureau forecast that a cold air mass from the north would arrive today, lowering temperatures to between 13ºC and 14ºC in the north, 14ºC and 15ºC in central regions, and 15ºC and 16ºC in the south.
The cold weather will not last long, with CWB forecaster Huang Treng-shi (黃椿喜) saying that temperatures would rise tomorrow, with highs in the north reaching between 25ºC and 26ºC, and highs in the south between 27ºC and 28ºC.
Huang said the nice weather was likely to last for a day, with the mercury dropping again when another frontal system arrives on Thursday.
Aside from the cold, the frontal system will also bring rain across the nation, he said.
Huang said the bureau forecast that the intensity of the frontal system would be similar to the one that arrived last weekend, with lows at about 15ºC.
On Friday, the chance of rain will be high in the north because of the strong northeast monsoon, while partly cloudy skies are forecast for Saturday, the bureau said.
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