Two weather fronts are expected to affect Taiwan this week, bringing showers and thunderstorms across the main island, with northern Taiwan likely to see heavy rainfall today and tomorrow, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
Combined with strengthening northeasterly winds, the first of the two weather fronts is to bring heavy rain to northern Taiwan and localized showers or thunderstorms elsewhere today, CWA forecaster Liu Pei-teng (劉沛滕) said.
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Daytime temperatures would fall slightly in northern Taiwan, ranging from 22°C to 25°C, but would remain above 30°C in central and southern regions, he said.
The mercury would drop tonight into tomorrow morning to lows of 18°C to 19°C in northern Taiwan, about 20°C in central Taiwan and 23°C to 24°C in the south, Liu said.
After the front passes, the rain would ease slightly, but brief showers are still likely around Taiwan, with possibly heavier rainfall in central and northern areas, Liu said.
On Wednesday and Thursday, the northeasterly winds would weaken, giving way to sunny to partly cloudy skies across most of Taiwan, although mountainous areas may still see brief afternoon showers, he said.
Temperatures are also expected to rebound, with highs of 27°C to 28°C in northern Taiwan and more than 30°C in central and southern regions on Wednesday, then soaring above 30°C across Taiwan on Thursday, Liu said.
Another front is forecast to arrive on Friday, accompanied by slightly stronger northeasterly winds, bringing brief showers to central, northern and eastern Taiwan, and possible afternoon thunderstorms to the south, lasting into Saturday, Liu said.
On Sunday, Mother's Day, strengthening northeasterly winds are expected to bring brief showers to northern and eastern Taiwan and the Hengchun Peninsula (恆春半島), while other regions are forecast to see mostly cloudy to sunny skies with isolated afternoon showers, he said.
The northeasterly winds would also lower temperatures in northern Taiwan slightly to 26°C to 27°C in the daytime, and 21°C to 22°C at night nationwide, Liu said.
He also said that low clouds or fog could reduce visibility in the outlying Lienchiang County from Wednesday evening through Friday morning.
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