Weather conditions are to be mild for tomorrow’s New Year’s Eve celebrations in low-lying western areas, although people should still dress warm for outdoor activities, as temperatures are to slightly drop in the daytime with cold conditions expected overnight, independent meteorologist Daniel Wu (吳德榮) said today.
Low-lying clouds may also interrupt New Year’s Day sunrise viewing, he added.
The lowest temperature recorded this morning was 11.9°C in New Taipei City’s Shihding District (石碇), although radiative cooling could bring localized temperatures below 10°C, the Central Weather Administration said.
Photo: Chen I-kuan, Taipei Times
Today’s weather is to remain clear and mild in the daytime as the cold air mass dissipates, affected by a continental high-pressure system, although the effects of radiative cooling are to bring temperatures down tonight, Wu said.
Tomorrow, northeasterly winds are to intensify slightly, with low-level moisture to gradually increase on the east coast, leading to short, regional showers, Wu said.
The west is to remain clear and sunny until a wave of mid-lying clouds comes up from the south in the evening, which may cause drizzly conditions in mountainous areas, Wu said.
By Wednesday daytime, the clouds are to begin to lower, causing sporadic showers in the mountainous and eastern regions, and increasing chances of light rain in low-lying areas in the west, he said.
From Thursday to Saturday, another cold air mass is to move southward, increasing chances of rainfall across mountainous areas, the eastern region and low-lying areas in the west, he added.
Friday and Saturday are to see the coldest temperatures, possibly becoming a northeasterly monsoon or a continental cold air mass set to weaken by Sunday, he said.
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