The Central Weather Administration (CWA) predicted higher daytime temperatures with a chance of sunny skies in northern Taiwan for today and tomorrow, after more than a week of incessant rain in the region.
On those two days, temperatures in northern Taiwan may climb to 29°C during the day and dip to lows of 19°C, the CWA said.
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In central and southern Taiwan, daytime highs would soar to more than 30°C, while lows would hover around 21°C to 23°C, the CWA said, warning about the big temperature gaps.
Meanwhile, steady rain can be expected along the Keelung north coast, in Yilan County and in mountainous regions of the greater Taipei area today, the CWA said.
Northern and eastern Taiwan, as well as mountainous regions in central and southern Taiwan, may see some sporadic localized showers, the agency said.
Also today, independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) forecast that another wave of seasonal northeasterly winds would arrive on Friday, bringing rain and lower temperatures to some parts of the country.
Northern and eastern Taiwan can expect rain on Friday, while Yilan and some areas along the northern coast would see some sporadic showers over the weekend, Wu said.
Other parts of the country would see cloudy to sunny skies, he added.
With the arrival of the new wave of seasonal winds, temperatures in northern areas of the country are likely to drop to nighttime lows of 19°C, Wu said.
Central and southern regions are unlikely to experience any significant change in temperature on Friday and into the weekend, while daytime highs in northern Taiwan would hover around 25°C, the CWA said.
Today, a low of 18.5°C was recorded in New Taipei City's Shiding District (石碇), CWA data showed.
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