Temperatures around the country are to slowly warm up this week, while chances of rain are to also increase, a meteorologist said today.
The lowest recorded temperature in low-lying areas this morning was 5.2°C in Miaoli’s Sanwan Township (三灣), the Central Weather Administration (CWA) Web site showed.
The CWA issued a low temperature advisory this morning, and there remains a chance that temperatures would remain around 10°C, and maybe even below 6°C, from Miaoli County northwards and parts of Yilan County.
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The CWA also warned that Lienchiang County (Matsu) would likely continue to see temperatures of about 6°C.
Although the cold wave has weakened, low-lying areas still saw temperatures of 8°C to 9°C this morning, said meteorologist Daniel Wu (吳德榮), a former Weather Forecast Center director who is now an adjunct associate professor of atmospheric sciences at National Central University.
The latest models indicate that temperatures are to gradually rise over the next two days, Wu said, although he warned that there would be significant temperature differences between day and night.
Starting on Wednesday, moisture is to move northward from the south and gradually encompass the whole country, lowering daytime temperatures and causing significant rainfall, Wu said.
In northern Taiwan especially, temperatures are to get cooler, and rain is to affect the north and east of the country on Friday, Wu said.
On Saturday, the rain is to weaken and temperatures would rise, before another wave of rainfall travels southward on Sunday, he said.
The rapid changes in weather systems require frequent observations to ensure accurate forecasting, he added.
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