Western Taiwan is expected to see sporadic showers and thunderstorms this evening, as a rain-bearing weather front approaches ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival long weekend, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
The weather front is to move closer to Taiwan throughout the day today, bringing localized showers and thunderstorms to mountainous areas and the eastern counties of Yilan, Hualien and Taitung in the afternoon, the CWA said.
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In addition, the CWA had strong wind advisories in place for coastal areas in western Taiwan between Tamsui (淡水) in New Taipei City in the north and Beimen (北門) in Tainan.
It warned of winds of 39kph, with gusts of 62kph, appearing throughout today and into tomorrow evening.
Daytime temperatures today are forecast to hit highs of 28°C to 31°C in northern Taiwan, 31°C to 32°C in central Taiwan, 32°C to 34°C degrees in the south, and 26°C and 30°C in the east, the CWA said.
Tomorrow, showers and thunderstorms are forecast for most parts of Taiwan as the weather front makes it way over Taiwan from the northwest to the south, and seasonal northeasterly winds are expected to drive temperatures down in the evening, the CWA said.
Independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said in his daily weather outlook that the weather front could cause significant rainfall across Taiwan, as well as lightning and high winds tomorrow, citing the models of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
On Friday morning, the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, only southern Taiwan is expected to experience localized showers in the morning as the weather front moves over the Bashi Channel south of Taiwan, Wu said.
Sunny and warmer weather is expected across Taiwan on Saturday, while the weather on Sunday is forecast to be sunny to partly cloudy with "summer-like" heat and possible afternoon thunderstorms, Wu said.
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