Temperatures in northern Taiwan are expected to drop to 15°C tonight due to a continental cold air mass, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
While daytime temperatures are to range between 17°C and 20°C, the mercury is likely to fall later in the day, reaching 15°C at night, as the cold air mass strengthens, the CWA said.
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Early tomorrow, temperatures in northern parts of the country are likely to drop to 14°C, the agency said.
Central and southern Taiwan are to see warmer weather today, with daytime highs of 25°C to 27°C, but the mercury would dip to 15°C to 18°C at night, the CWA said.
Temperatures in low-lying areas across the country may drop even lower tomorrow night into Wednesday due to radiative cooling effects — the cooling of the ground under clear skies, light winds and dry conditions, independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said.
Meanwhile, the CWA has issued a heavy rain advisory for Keelung, New Taipei City and Yilan County this morning, warning of at least 80mm of rainfall within 24 hours, or 40mm within one hour.
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