People planning to travel during the Lunar New Year holiday, which runs from tomorrow to Wednesday next week, should be alert to changes in temperatures, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday.
Starting today, chances of rain are high in northern Taiwan due to the arrival of a continental cold mass and a rain front moving from southeast China, said Lo Ya-yin (羅雅尹), a senior specialist at the bureau’s weather forecast center.
Temporary showers are forecast in other parts of the nation, she said.
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From tomorrow to Lunar New Year’s Eve on Friday, chances of rain are high nationwide, with cold and rainy weather forecast north of central Taiwan, in southern Taiwan, and Yilan, Hualien and Taitung counties.
“Motorists should be alert as the rain would cause roads to be slippery. Travelers heading to the outlying islands should pay attention to changes in ferry services due to high wind and sea waves during this period,” Lo said.
On Saturday, lower temperatures are forecast in northern Taiwan, and Yilan and Hualien counties, as the nation would remain under the influence of the continental cold wave, Lo said.
In other regions, daytime and evening temperatures would remain low, she said.
Cloudy skies are forecast for the west coast on Saturday as rains are expected to ease, while chances of rain in the coastal and mountainous areas in the east coast remain high, she said.
From Sunday to Monday, cloudy to sunny skies are forecast in most parts of the nation, with isolated showers expected in some parts of the east coast, Lo said.
However, under the influence of the cold air mass and radiative cooling effects, temperatures would remain low in the morning and evening, with marked differences in daytime and nighttime temperatures in central and southern Taiwan, she said.
From Tuesday to Wednesday next week, daytime temperatures would rise significantly as the cold air mass weakens, but daytime and nighttime temperatures would remain low, Lo said.
Differences in temperatures between day and night along the west coast would still be large, she said.
Cloudy to sunny skies are forecast for most parts of the nation, with isolated showers forecast along the east coast, Lo said.
“When the weather gets warmer, fog could appear in the west coast, and visibility in Kinmen and Lienchiang County (Matsu) is likely to be low. Travelers would need to pay attention to changes in flight services to outlying islands,” she said.
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