Taiwan is expected to see significant rainfall beginning on Friday, with unsettled weather likely to persist through next week due to a stationary front and southwesterly winds, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday.
Weather conditions would remain relatively stable through tomorrow, although isolated afternoon thunderstorms are possible in mountainous areas and parts of northern Taiwan, CWA forecaster Huang En-hung (黃恩鴻) said.
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Temperatures are expected to remain high through tomorrow, exceeding 36°C in some areas, before easing slightly as rainfall becomes more widespread, Huang said.
Rainfall is forecast to increase on Friday as a low-pressure system approaches Taiwan, bringing abundant moisture and triggering localized showers and thunderstorms across the country, he added.
Western Taiwan and southeastern areas could see localized heavy rain on Friday, he said.
Rainfall is expected to ease somewhat on Saturday, although scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible in western Taiwan and mountainous regions, Huang added.
Unstable weather is expected to continue on Sunday under the influence of the low-pressure system, with scattered showers and thunderstorms forecast for central and southern Taiwan, and isolated afternoon thunderstorms elsewhere, he said.
Looking ahead, rainy conditions are likely to persist throughout next week, Huang said.
Beginning on Monday next week, an approaching weather front and southwesterly winds are likely to bring intermittent showers and thunderstorms to western Taiwan and Yilan County, while localized heavy rain remains possible in mountainous areas, he said.
Rainfall could intensify further from Tuesday as a stationary front combines with the southwesterly winds, Huang said.
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