The weather across Taiwan is to be unstable today, changing throughout the day and through tomorrow, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
Due to a lingering weather front, there would be chances of sporadic showers across the main island today, with localized heavy rain possible in western Taiwan and Hualien County in the east, the CWA said.
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Mountainous regions may also see heavy rain in the afternoon, it said.
According to independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮), the unstable weather would continue into tomorrow, with thunder, strong winds and flash heavy rains likely.
There are also chances of sporadic rain and thundershowers on Thursday, with the rain becoming heavier into the afternoon as the weather front starts moving southward, Wu said.
From Friday to Sunday, afternoon showers and thundershowers are forecast across the main island, while southern Taiwan may start seeing localized rain in the morning, Wu said.
The rain is to bring down daytime highs today and tomorrow to about 29°C to 31°C across most of Taiwan, CWA data showed.
Daytime highs would further drop to 26°C in northern Taiwan tomorrow, CWA data showed.
The mercury is expected to rebound on Thursday, with highs returning to 30°C in the north, the agency added.
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