Mostly stable weather expected across Taiwan through Friday: CWA

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Most of Taiwan is forecast to see sunny to cloudy skies through Friday, with rain expected to spread to western Taiwan and Yilan County from Saturday afternoon, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said Thursday.

Taipei, Nov. 12 (CNA) Most of Taiwan is forecast to see sunny to cloudy skies through Friday, with rain expected to spread to western Taiwan and Yilan County from Saturday afternoon, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said Thursday.

CWA forecaster Lai Hsin-kuo (賴欣國) told CNA that scattered showers were possible in eastern Taiwan, along the north coast, in mountainous parts of Greater Taipei and on the Hengchun Peninsula. Elsewhere, skies will be partly cloudy to sunny.

Daytime highs through Friday will reach 28 to 30 degrees Celsius in northern Taiwan and 31 to 32 degrees in central and southern Taiwan, according to the CWA.

Scattered showers will continue in eastern Taiwan and on the Hengchun Peninsula on Saturday. As rain spreads in the afternoon, temperatures will fall to around 26 to 28 degrees in northern and eastern Taiwan, with little change in the south, Lai said.

Overnight lows will range from 19 to 20 degrees in northern and central Taiwan and from 21 to 22 degrees in the south.

On Sunday and Monday, rain is possible north of Taoyuan, in eastern Taiwan, on the Hengchun Peninsula and in mountainous areas of western Taiwan. Elsewhere, skies will be partly cloudy to sunny, Lai said.

Daytime highs will fall to 24 to 25 degrees in northern Taiwan, rebound to 28 to 29 degrees in central Taiwan and hold at 30 to 31 degrees in the south, the CWA said. Overnight lows will be 19 to 20 degrees in northern and central Taiwan and 22 to 23 degrees in the south.

Temperatures will rise again Tuesday as seasonal northeasterly winds ease. Most of Taiwan will see partly cloudy to sunny skies, with isolated showers still possible in northern and eastern Taiwan and on the Hengchun Peninsula, Lai said.

A fresh surge of northeasterly winds could bring temperatures in northern Taiwan down to 18 to 22 degrees on Wednesday, he added.

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