The weather in northern Taiwan is expected to be wet and cool today, while some coastal areas of the nation were under a high wind warning, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
The conditions were due to seasonal northeasterly winds and an approaching weather system, which were expected to affect Taiwan until late tomorrow, the CWA said.
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As of this morning, strong wind advisories were in effect for Penghu County and the Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County, as well as some coastal towns and districts in Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan and Changhua County.
In its warning, the CWA said those areas may experience winds of 39kph, with gusts of 62kph into tomorrow evening.
The seasonal winds were also bringing cooler temperatures, the CWA said, forecasting daytime highs of 22°C to 23°C in northern Taiwan and Yilan County, 25°C to 28°C in central Taiwan and the counties of Hualien and Taitung, and 30°C in the south.
In the evening through early tomorrow, lows of 20°C to 22°C can be expected in northern, central and eastern Taiwan, and 23°C to 24°C in the south, the agency said.
CWA data showed that at 8:30am today, the temperature in Taipei dropped to 17.3°C, the second-lowest on record for late May since 2000.
At 1:30pm, the temperature in the city was 19.7°C, the CWA said.
CWA forecaster Chen Pei-an (陳姵安) said that early morning temperatures in northern Taiwan are expected to be low tomorrow and later in the week due to a second approaching weather front.
Meanwhile, a weather system approaching from southern China was expected to bring rain to northern Taiwan and sporadic showers to other areas today, the CWA said, adding that the rainfall throughout the country was likely to be heavy.
Tomorrow, the rain is expected to ease in most areas, except in Keelung, where occasional showers are likely to persist, the CWA forecast showed.
Wu Der-rong (吳德榮), an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at National Central University, said in his daily weather forecast that another weather front is expected to approach Taiwan late on Wednesday, bringing more rain.
Most parts of Taiwan are to see significant rainfall on Thursday, with some areas experiencing torrential rain, lightning and high winds, Wu said.
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