Taipei:Most of Taiwan will experience cloudy to sunny conditions on Sunday, but a strengthening northeasterly wind system is set to bring cooler weather to northern and northeastern Taiwan starting Monday, with another surge anticipated later in the week, as reported by the Central Weather Administration (CWA).
According to Focus Taiwan, the CWA indicated that only eastern Taiwan and the Hengchun Peninsula might experience isolated brief showers on Sunday, while the rest of Taiwan, including the outlying counties of Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu, will remain mostly fair.
Daytime temperatures on Sunday are expected to range from 28-32 degrees Celsius in northern Taiwan and Yilan County, with central and southern Taiwan seeing highs of 33-34 degrees. Overnight lows will vary from 21-24 degrees, and western Taiwan is likely to experience significant temperature fluctuations between day and night.
The CWA reported that Guanxi Township in Hsinchu County recorded the lowest temperature in a low-lying area early Sunday at 16.3 degrees. The northeasterly winds are predicted to intensify on Monday and persist through Tuesday, bringing cooler temperatures to the north and northeast.
Brief showers are anticipated in the Keelung north coast, the Greater Taipei area, eastern Taiwan, and the Hengchun Peninsula, with possible isolated rain in Taoyuan. Elsewhere, weather conditions will be partly cloudy to sunny.
Weather conditions are expected to improve as the winds weaken on Wednesday and Thursday, allowing temperatures in northern Taiwan to rise, although isolated showers may persist in eastern Taiwan, the Keelung north coast, and the Hengchun Peninsula. Another northeasterly wind system is predicted to arrive on Friday and continue through Saturday, bringing another round of cooler weather to northern and northeastern Taiwan.
The CWA also cautioned about a high likelihood of long waves along the Keelung north coast, eastern coastal areas, including Orchid Island and Green Island, and the Hengchun Peninsula through Friday.
Independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong noted that Typhoon In-fa is lingering over waters south of Japan and is expected to drift westward on Monday before turning north on Tuesday and eventually curving to the northeast. The storm is forecast to weaken as it moves northeastward, but its exact trajectory remains uncertain.
