The northeasterly winds affecting Taiwan are expected to weaken from tomorrow, giving way to warmer temperatures after cool weather across much of the country today, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
This morning, the lowest temperature recorded in a low-lying area in Taiwan was 12.6°C in Yilan County’s Nanao Township (南澳鄉), while New Taipei City’s Shiding District (石碇) recorded 13.1°C, CWA data showed.
Northeasterly winds would continue to affect Taiwan today, with noticeably cooler temperatures in the north, northeast and east, while the central and southern areas would remain cool during the morning and evening, the weather agency said.
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Daytime highs today are forecast to hover around 20°C in Taoyuan and areas further north; 22°C to 23°C in Hsinchu, Miaoli and Hualien; and 24°C to 25°C in central and southern Taiwan, as well as in Taitung County, the CWA said.
Showers can be expected in northern Taiwan, and Yilan and Hualien counties, while isolated rain is also possible in Taitung and on the Hengchun Peninsula (恆春半島) in the south, the CWA said.
Elsewhere, skies would be partly cloudy to sunny, it added.
Also today, the CWA warned of high waves along Keelung's north coast, eastern coastal areas, including Orchid Island (Lanyu, 蘭嶼) and Green Island (綠島), and the Hengchun Peninsula.
Tomorrow, the northeasterly winds are expected to weaken, enabling temperatures to gradually rise in the north, northeast and east, although the mornings and evenings would remain slightly cool, the CWA said.
From tomorrow through the weekend, cloudy to sunny skies would prevail across Taiwan, with isolated showers on the Keelung north coast, in the mountainous areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, in eastern Taiwan and on the Hengchun Peninsula, the CWA said.
Meanwhile, Typhoon Cempaka, which was about 1,510km east of Taipei as of 2am today, was moving east-northeast over waters south of Japan and poses no threat to Taiwan, the CWA said.
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