Northern Taiwan is to see rainy weather today, as a seasonal northeasterly wind system brings more moisture, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
Continuous rainfall is expected on the north coast of Keelung, the greater Taipei area and Yilan County due to the combined effects of the seasonal winds and a cloud system approaching from South China, the CWA said.
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The seasonal winds are also lowering the mercury in northeastern and eastern Taiwan, the CWA said, forecasting temperatures of 19°C to 24°C in those areas.
In the early hours, Sansing Township (三星) in Yilan County recorded a low of 17.2°C, the lowest temperature in a low-lying area in Taiwan, the CWA said.
In northern Taiwan, Shimen District (石門) in New Taipei City and Yangmei District (楊梅) in Taoyuan recorded temperatures of 17.3°C and 17.6°C respectively early this morning, the CWA said.
Meanwhile, in central and southern Taiwan, where the seasonal winds are having less effect, daytime highs of 27°C to 31°C could be expected today, and lows of 21°C to 23°C at night, the CWA said, urging people to be aware of the big temperature gap.
Independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said another northeasterly wind system is expected to arrive on Wednesday, bringing more moisture, with localized rain likely in the north and in Yilan and Hualien counties in the east.
By Thursday the system is to weaken, and the weather in Taiwan would gradually turn drier and warmer through Sunday, although a large daytime-nighttime temperature gap would continue in central and southern regions, he said.
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