Sunny to cloudy weather will prevail across most of Taiwan today, with occasional showers in the eastern parts of the country and Hengchun Peninsula in the south, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).
Mountainous areas south of Hsinchu County are also likely to see some scattered showers, the CWA said today, following days of heavy rains in Taiwan.
Meanwhile, as a cold air mass weakens, daytime temperatures are expected to rise today to 24-27°C in the western half of Taiwan, and 21-23°C in the eastern half, the CWA said.
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However, temperatures will drop steeply at night to lows of 11-14°C in northern and central Taiwan and in Yilan County in the northeast, and to 15-17°C in the south and in Hualien and Taitung counties in the east, the CWA warned.
The CWA also warned of strong northeasterly winds today, with sustained speeds of 41-51 kilometers per hour and gusts of at least 63kph in coastal areas of Taoyuan, Hsinchu City and County, the Hengchun Peninsula, and Penghu and Orchid islands.
The current weather conditions are expected to continue tomorrow, but temperatures will remain chilly in the central and northern parts of the country in the early morning due to a radiative cooling effect, the CWA said.
From Saturday through Wednesday next week, isolated showers can be expected in northern and eastern parts of Taiwan and on the Hengchun Peninsula, as well as in mountainous areas of central and southern Taiwan, the CWA has forecast.
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