Tainan & Pingtung Guard Against 36°C+ Heat on the 20th; Island-wide Rain Expected Later in the Week
The Central Weather Administration forecasts hot weather on the 20th, with Tainan and Pingtung potentially hitting 36°C. However, approaching fronts and monsoons will bring rain across Taiwan later in the week, specifically peaking on the 24th and 25th.
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(CNA, Reporter Chang Hsiung-feng, Taipei, 19th) The Central Weather Administration stated today that it will be hot during the day tomorrow (20th), with Tainan and Pingtung regions needing to guard against localized high temperatures of 36 degrees Celsius or above, and all areas should note large day-night temperature differences. In the latter half of the week, a front, the northeast monsoon, and a South China cloud and rain zone will arrive in succession, gradually shifting to a weather pattern with rain across all of Taiwan.
Cheng Chieh-jen, a forecaster at the Ministry of Transportation's Central Weather Administration, told CNA that the weather will be stable tomorrow with clear to cloudy skies everywhere. The Hualien-Taitung area and Hengchun Peninsula will see localized short showers, and the Yilan mountains will have isolated short showers. In the afternoon, the Kaohsiung-Pingtung area and central/southern mountains will experience isolated short showers.
Cheng explained that moisture will slightly increase on the 21st, bringing localized short showers to Hualien, Taitung, and the Hengchun Peninsula. The Keelung North Coast, Yilan, and greater Taipei mountainous areas will see isolated showers, with afternoon showers in the Kaohsiung-Pingtung region and various mountains. On the 22nd, winds will shift to the southeast or south, bringing isolated showers to greater Taipei, Nantou, the eastern half, Hengchun Peninsula, and mountainous areas.
Cheng pointed out that on the 23rd and 24th, as a front gradually passes and the northeast monsoon strengthens, rainfall will extend from north to south. The central and northern regions will see brief showers or thunderstorms, while other areas will gradually transition to having localized showers or thunderstorms. On the 25th, under the influence of the northeast monsoon and the eastward movement of the South China cloud and rain zone, central and southern regions will have showers or thunderstorms, and other areas will have localized showers.
According to current observations, Cheng said the rain coverage will be broadest on the 24th and 25th, with almost all of Taiwan experiencing sporadic localized showers. On the 26th, the northeast monsoon will weaken, and weather across Taiwan will return to clear to cloudy skies, with isolated afternoon showers in central and southern mountains.
Regarding temperatures, Cheng noted that it will be hot everywhere tomorrow, with general highs around 30 to 32 degrees. Localized areas in Tainan and Pingtung could see highs over 36 degrees. However, lows in the north and Yilan will be only 18 to 20 degrees, and other areas around 20 or 21 degrees, so people should be mindful of the large day-night temperature difference.
During the strengthening and influence of the northeast monsoon, highs in the north, Yilan, and Hualien will be about 24 to 27 degrees, and 28 to 31 degrees in the central and south. After the monsoon weakens, highs in the north have a chance to climb back up to around 30 degrees.
Cheng reminded the public that from tomorrow until early morning on the 21st, Matsu is prone to low clouds or localized fog, affecting visibility. Taitung might experience foehn winds on the 23rd. Tomorrow, the eastern coast (including Green Island and Lanyu) and the Hengchun Peninsula must still watch out for swells. (Editor: Kuan Chung-wei)
(CNA, Reporter Chang Hsiung-feng, Taipei, 19th) The Central Weather Administration stated today that it will be hot during the day tomorrow (20th), with Tainan and Pingtung regions needing to guard against localized high temperatures of 36 degrees Celsius or above, and all areas should note large day-night temperature differences. In the latter half of the week, a front, the northeast monsoon, and a South China cloud and rain zone will arrive in succession, gradually shifting to a weather pattern with rain across all of Taiwan.
Cheng Chieh-jen, a forecaster at the Ministry of Transportation's Central Weather Administration, told CNA that the weather will be stable tomorrow with clear to cloudy skies everywhere. The Hualien-Taitung area and Hengchun Peninsula will see localized short showers, and the Yilan mountains will have isolated short showers. In the afternoon, the Kaohsiung-Pingtung area and central/southern mountains will experience isolated short showers.
Cheng explained that moisture will slightly increase on the 21st, bringing localized short showers to Hualien, Taitung, and the Hengchun Peninsula. The Keelung North Coast, Yilan, and greater Taipei mountainous areas will see isolated showers, with afternoon showers in the Kaohsiung-Pingtung region and various mountains. On the 22nd, winds will shift to the southeast or south, bringing isolated showers to greater Taipei, Nantou, the eastern half, Hengchun Peninsula, and mountainous areas.
Cheng pointed out that on the 23rd and 24th, as a front gradually passes and the northeast monsoon strengthens, rainfall will extend from north to south. The central and northern regions will see brief showers or thunderstorms, while other areas will gradually transition to having localized showers or thunderstorms. On the 25th, under the influence of the northeast monsoon and the eastward movement of the South China cloud and rain zone, central and southern regions will have showers or thunderstorms, and other areas will have localized showers.
According to current observations, Cheng said the rain coverage will be broadest on the 24th and 25th, with almost all of Taiwan experiencing sporadic localized showers. On the 26th, the northeast monsoon will weaken, and weather across Taiwan will return to clear to cloudy skies, with isolated afternoon showers in central and southern mountains.
Regarding temperatures, Cheng noted that it will be hot everywhere tomorrow, with general highs around 30 to 32 degrees. Localized areas in Tainan and Pingtung could see highs over 36 degrees. However, lows in the north and Yilan will be only 18 to 20 degrees, and other areas around 20 or 21 degrees, so people should be mindful of the large day-night temperature difference.
During the strengthening and influence of the northeast monsoon, highs in the north, Yilan, and Hualien will be about 24 to 27 degrees, and 28 to 31 degrees in the central and south. After the monsoon weakens, highs in the north have a chance to climb back up to around 30 degrees.
Cheng reminded the public that from tomorrow until early morning on the 21st, Matsu is prone to low clouds or localized fog, affecting visibility. Taitung might experience foehn winds on the 23rd. Tomorrow, the eastern coast (including Green Island and Lanyu) and the Hengchun Peninsula must still watch out for swells. (Editor: Kuan Chung-wei)