Temperatures in northern Taiwan are forecast to reach as high as 30°C today, as an ongoing northeasterly seasonal wind system weakens, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
CWA forecaster Tseng Chao-cheng (曾昭誠) said yesterday that with the seasonal wind system weakening, warmer easterly winds would boost the temperature today.
Daytime temperatures in northern Taiwan and Yilan County are expected to range from 28°C to 30°C today, up about 3°C from yesterday, Tseng said.
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According to the CWA, temperature highs in central and southern Taiwan could stay stable.
However, the weather is expected to turn cooler starting tonight as the northeasterly wind system strengthens again sending the mercury in northern Taiwan down to 20°C to 25°C through Monday next week, with temperatures in wide-open areas expected to fall to 18°C to 19°C, Tseng said.
People in central and southern Taiwan as well as Hualien and Taitung counties in the east are likely to feel less of an impact from the seasonal wind effects and the temperature could range 28°C to 32°C before falling to 22°C to 25°C at night through Monday, Tseng added.
Due to the strengthening seasonal winds, moisture is expected to increase with brief showers possible in northern Taiwan, Yilan and Hualien counties in the east as well as Hengchun Peninsula (恆春半島) in the south from tonight to Monday, Tseng said.
The seasonal winds are forecast to weaken and with precipitation easing on Tuesday before strengthening again on Wednesday, Tseng noted.
From Wednesday night to Thursday morning, high waves are possible in Keelung and the northeastern coastal area, eastern Taiwan, including Orchid Island (Lanyu, 蘭嶼) and Green Island (綠島), as well as along the Hengchun Peninsula, Tseng said, adding that strong winds are likely from New Taipei City to Changhua County, Pingtung and Taitung counties, as well as the outlying Penghu and Lienchiang counties.
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