An ongoing continental cold air mass is expected to plunge temperatures tonight and into tomorrow morning as low as 10°C, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said today.
The CWA issued a “yellow” cold surge advisory for 14 administrative areas, including parts of Taipei, New Taipei City and Taoyuan, meaning low-lying areas could see temperatures dip below 10°C.
The advisory also covers Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, Nantou, Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Yilan and Hualien.
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Radiative cooling effects — when the ground releases heat into the atmosphere under clear skies — are expected to combine with the continental cold air mass to keep the nation chilly.
Temperatures plunged well below 10°C early today as the cold air mass hit.
The lowest temperatures recorded in low-lying areas were 7.1°C in Yunlin County’s Gukeng Township (古坑) and 7.4°C in Hualien County’s Xiulin Township (秀林), CWA data showed.
Chiayi County’s Jhuci Township (竹崎) also recorded a low of 7.7°C, the CWA said.
During the day today, temperatures are expected to hit 22°C in the north, 26°C in central Taiwan, 29°C in the south and 27°C in the east, with sunny and dry conditions in most of the nation, independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said.
Wu, a professor at National Central University, said a high-pressure system would cause dry weather today.
The ongoing cold air mass is expected to continue into early tomorrow morning, with temperatures likely to hover around 10°C in some low-lying areas, Wu said.
The cold air mass is to weaken tomorrow, pushing up temperatures during the day to bring comfortable weather to northern Taiwan and warmer conditions to central and southern Taiwan through Sunday, he said.
The high-pressure system is expected to push temperatures higher from Monday through Thursday, while dry weather is forecast to continue through Sunday, Wu added.
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