Warm weather is forecast across Taiwan over the three-day 228 Peace Memorial Day weekend that starts today, the Central Weather Administration said yesterday.
All of Taiwan will mainly experience cloudy to sunny skies during the holiday, with isolated intermittent showers predicted only in Hualien and Taitung in the east and the Hengchun Peninsula, CWA forecaster Chang Chun-yao (張竣堯) told CNA.
For today, temperature highs of 23-25°C are forecast for northern Taiwan and the east, and 27-28°C in the south, Chang said.
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Highs of 25-30°C are expected around Taiwan before next Monday, he added.
An approaching weather front is expected to bring occasional showers to southern Taiwan, Hualien and Taitung next Monday, along with mountainous areas in central Taiwan, Chang said. Cloudy to sunny conditions are forecast in other areas, he added.
Heavy rain is forecast for next Monday evening and is expected to continue into the next day due to the weather front and strengthening northeasterly winds, according to Chang.
Brief showers and thunder are also expected in the western half of Taiwan and along the north coast in Keelung, Chang added.
Temperatures highs would fall to 18-20°C in northern Taiwan next Tuesday, with lows of 14-18°C forecast at night.
Next Wednesday and Thursday, the weather is expected to turn wet and cold, with rainfall expected across the country and highs of 18-20°C forecast in northern, southern and eastern Taiwan.
The lowest temperatures are expected during the nights next Wednesday and Thursday, when lows are expected to drop to 13-14°C in northern and central Taiwan and 14-16°C in southern Taiwan and Hualien and Taitung in the east, according to Chang.
Chang added that the cold air mass is set to persist until next Saturday before weakening on the next day.
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