Temperatures are to warm up tomorrow and Wednesday before a cold front moves in on Friday, bringing chilly weather over the weekend and into next week, independent meteorologist Daniel Wu (吳德榮) said today.
From Saturday to Tuesday morning next week there is a chance of experiencing the winter’s first continental cold air mass, with temperatures in some areas dropping below 10°C, Wu said.
The lowest temperatures in low-lying areas this morning were 11.9°C in Miaoli County’s Sanwan Township (三灣) and 12.3°C in New Taipei City’s Shihding District (石碇), Central Weather Administration data showed.
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The weather is expected to turn drier and slightly warmer today, with northern Taiwan remaining cool and central and southern areas warming up during the day and cooling down in the evening, Wu said today on SETN’s weather report.
Clouds are expected to decrease in the north, becoming partly cloudy to clear, while central and southern regions would be mostly clear and a little cloudy, he said.
With rising temperatures expected tomorrow and Wednesday, the daytime would be comfortably warm, with cool mornings and evenings, Wu said.
The western half of the nation is expected to be sunny and stable for the next two days, while the eastern half may experience brief showers, he added.
A front moving south on Thursday is expected to bring some rain to the north and east, with cold air moving in on Friday causing the weather to turn wet and cold, Wu said.
From Sunday onward it is expected to be dry and cold, so it is important to keep warm, he said.
Saturday to Tuesday morning could see winter’s first continental cold air mass, with Taipei recording temperatures below 12°C and some low-lying areas issuing cold weather warnings for temperatures below 10°C, he said.
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