Taipei: Two weather fronts are forecast to sweep across Taiwan later in the week, bringing scattered showers and potentially heavy rainfall, particularly in northern and central Taiwan, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said Tuesday.
According to Focus Taiwan, the first front is expected to approach on Wednesday evening, with signs of instability starting earlier in the day, including sporadic showers along Taiwan's east coast. Forecasters have indicated that from Wednesday night through Thursday, central and northern Taiwan will face short bursts of thunderstorms and a chance of localized heavy rain.
The CWA noted that the rain might ease on Friday, but another weather front is anticipated to introduce more widespread rainfall on Saturday across northern and central Taiwan. The rain is likely to taper off from Sunday as a strengthening seasonal wind could bring cooler and drier air islandwide.
Temperature forecasts indicate that lows on Wednesday will range from 17-22 degrees Celsius across the island, with daytime highs around 29-30 degrees in the west and about 26 degrees in the east. The CWA stated that rain from the approaching fronts will cause a slight daytime temperature drop of around 2 degrees nationwide from Thursday to Saturday.
As seasonal northeasterly winds take hold on Sunday, cooler air will be more noticeable. The temperature in the north is forecast to be 16-21 degrees, central areas between 17-24 degrees, and southern Taiwan 19-25 degrees.