A strong continental cold air mass is to move southward from tonight night into tomorrow, bringing overnight temperatures in low-lying areas across Taiwan down to about 10°C to 14°C, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
In Taichung, Nantou County, Yunlin County, Chiayi County, Tainan and Kaohsiung, temperatures could drop below 10°C early tomorrow morning due to radiative cooling, the agency said.
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Daytime temperatures are expected to rebound tomorrow, with highs of 15°C to 16°C in northern Taiwan and Yilan County, 19°C to 21°C in central Taiwan, and 22°C to 24°C in the south, CWA forecaster Cheng Chieh-jen (鄭傑仁) said.
Taiwan is to remain under the combined influence of the cold air mass and radiative cooling through Thursday, Cheng said.
While the cold air is expected to weaken slightly on Friday and Saturday, radiative cooling would continue to keep temperatures low.
From Wednesday to Saturday, early morning and late-night temperatures in low-lying areas are forecast to range from 9°C to 14°C in central and northern Taiwan and Yilan, and 13°C to 16°C in southern and eastern Taiwan.
Daytime highs during the period are expected to reach 16°C to 18°C in the north and Yilan, and 21°C to 24°C in central and southern Taiwan.
A northeastern wind system is expected to affect Taiwan on Sunday and Monday, bringing mostly dry conditions, but continued strong radiative cooling at night.
Daytime highs in northern Taiwan could return to about 20°C, although parts of western Taiwan may see day-night temperature differences of 10°C to 13°C.
As for rainfall, brief showers are expected tomorrow in eastern Taiwan and the Hengchun Peninsula (恆春半島), while northern Taiwan may see brief rain before turning cloudy.
Conditions are forecast to be mostly cloudy to sunny nationwide from Wednesday to Saturday.
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