A continental cold air mass is driving temperatures around Taiwan lower, with lows expected to remain between 12°C and 14°C today, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
Due to the cold air mass, the CWA issued a "yellow" cold surge advisory for New Taipei City, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli County and the outlying Kinmen County, indicating temperatures in those areas could dip below 10°C.
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The cold surge alert is expected to stay in effect into tomorrow morning, the CWA said.
Temperatures in low-lying areas fell to as low as 9.9°C in Taoyuan's Yangmei District (楊梅), 10.1°C in New Taipei City's Shiding District (石碇) and 10.3°C on Fugui Cape in New Taipei City early this morning, CWA data showed.
Temperatures elsewhere around Taiwan could fall to 12°C to 14°C today, but the rain seen during the morning would likely subside in the afternoon, the agency said.
Independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said temperatures from tonight through early tomorrow morning could fall to about 9°C in low-lying areas because of radiative cooling — when the ground releases heat into the atmosphere under clear skies.
Wu said the cold air mass was expected to weaken tomorrow morning and cloudy to sunny skies were expected to return to most of Taiwan tomorrow and on Thursday, with brief showers possible in the east.
He said another wave of cold, but relatively dry air is expected to set in on Thursday night, bringing Taiwan chilly but dry weather conditions through Friday.
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