Taipei: Two weather fronts are expected to affect Taiwan this week, bringing showers and thunderstorms across the island, with northern Taiwan likely to see heavy rainfall on Monday and Tuesday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).
According to Focus Taiwan, combined with strengthening northeasterly winds, the first of the two weather fronts will bring heavy rain to northern Taiwan and localized showers or thunderstorms elsewhere on Monday. CWA forecaster Liu Pei-teng indicated that daytime temperatures will fall slightly in northern Taiwan on Monday, ranging from 22-25 degrees Celsius, but will remain above 30 degrees in central and southern regions.
The mercury is expected to drop Monday night into Tuesday morning to lows of 18-19 degrees in northern Taiwan, around 20 degrees in central Taiwan, and 23-24 degrees in the south, as per Liu. After the front passes, the rain will ease slightly, but brief showers are still likely around Taiwan, with possibly heavier rainfall in central and northern areas.
Liu further noted that on Wednesday and Thursday, the northeasterly winds will weaken, giving way to sunny to partly cloudy skies across most of Taiwan, although mountainous areas may still see brief afternoon showers. Temperatures are also expected to rebound, with highs of 27-28 degrees in northern Taiwan and over 30 degrees in central and southern regions on Wednesday, then soaring above 30 degrees across Taiwan on Thursday.