The sunny weather seen across Taiwan today is to give way to clouds and sporadic rain in the north tomorrow and throughout Taiwan later in the week as temperatures inch higher, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
Day-night temperature differences remained high today, with the mercury falling below 10°C in parts of northern Taiwan before rebounding during the day, CWA data showed.
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The lowest temperatures recorded in Taiwan's low-lying areas early this morning was 9.1°C in Guansi Township (關西) in Hsinchu County and 9.6°C in Lunbei Township (崙背) in Yunlin County, CWA data showed.
Daytime highs today are expected to hit 23°C to 26°C in northern Taiwan, 24°C to 25°C in central Taiwan, and 24°C to 27°C in the south, the agency said.
Temperatures would once again tumble early tomorrow morning, with the lowest readings again expected in the Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli areas, before returning to highs to 23°C to 24°C during the day, it said.
The weather is to turn cloudy in eastern Taiwan and areas north of Hsinchu County (including the greater Taipei area) tomorrow, with brief showers and localized heavy rainfall expected, the CWA said.
That trend would continue on Thursday, with some clouds moving in to parts of central and southern Taiwan, the CWA said.
However, the easing of seasonal northeasterly winds is to take the sting out of the coolest temperatures seen in the previous days, with general overnight lows rising to about 16°C to 17°C on Thursday, from 13°C to 14°C today and tomorrow, it added.
As the weekend approaches, a southern cloud system is to move northward, bringing cloudy and rainy weather to all of Taiwan on Friday and Saturday, the CWA said.
Temperatures in the north are to remain in a narrow range of 17°C to 23°C throughout the two days, but show wider day-night differences of 17°C to 27°C in central Taiwan and 18°C to 28°C in the south, CWA data showed.
Another surge of seasonal northeasterly winds is forecast for Sunday, bringing cooler weather to northern and northeastern Taiwan, with other regions also feeling cooler in the mornings and evenings, the CWA said.
By Monday next week, weather conditions are expected to turn drier and cooler, with daytime highs falling to 19°C in the north, 23°C in central Taiwan, 26°C in the south and 22°C in the east.
Only northern and northeastern Taiwan are forecast to see cloudy weather with chances of sporadic rain on Monday, the agency said.
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