Sunny weather is expected across Taiwan next week, with significant temperature drops at night, independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said today.
Daytime temperatures today are expected to remain cool in northern Taiwan and warm in central and southern regions, but as a cold air mass approaches, the temperature is expected to plunge at night, possibly to about 8°C in some low-lying areas, Wu said.
The cold air mass would weaken over the weekend, but radiative cooling would keep nighttime temperatures cold, with some non-mountainous areas recording lows of about 10°C, he said.
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Daytime temperatures would gradually rebound next week, through to Thursday, but large day-night temperature gaps would persist, Wu said in his forecast.
According to the Central Weather Administration (CWA), temperatures today and tomorrow would range between 11°C and 19°C in northern Taiwan, 10°C and 24°C in central Taiwan, 14°C and 29°C in the south, and 13°C and 21°C in the east.
Over the weekend, daytime highs are expected to reach 23°C to 24°C in northern and central Taiwan and about 26°C in southern areas, while nighttime lows would drop to about 9°C to 13°C in the north and 13°C to 15°C in the south, the CWA said.
Temperatures would continue to rise from Monday through Thursday, with daytime highs of 23°C to 25°C in the north, 25°C to 27°C in central Taiwan and 27°C to 29°C in the south, the CWA said.
Nighttime lows would remain between 13°C to 15°C in northern regions, 14°C to 16°C in central parts of the country and 17°C to 18°C in the south.
Meanwhile, the lowest temperature recorded this morning in a low-lying area was 9°C in Guansi Township (關西), Hsinchu County, followed by 9.1°C in Touwu Township (頭屋), Miaoli County, the CWA said.
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