Rain expected Monday in northern Taiwan due to seasonal winds

Taipei, Nov. 3 (CNA) Northern Taiwan will see rainy weather on Monday, as a seasonal northeasterly wind system brings more moisture, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).

Continuous rainfall is expected on the north coast of Keelung, the Greater Taipei area and Yilan County due to the combined effects of the seasonal winds and a cloud system approaching from South China, the CWA said.

The seasonal winds are also lowering the mercury in northeastern and eastern Taiwan, the CWA said, forecasting temperatures of 19-24 degrees in those areas on Monday.

In the early hours of Monday, Sanshing Township in the northeastern county of Yilan recorded a low of 17.2 degrees Celsius, the lowest temperature in a low-lying area in Taiwan, according to the CWA.

In northern Taiwan, Shimen District in New Taipei and Yangmei District in Taoyuan recorded temperatures of 17.3 degrees and 17.6 degrees, respectively, early Monday morning, the CWA said.

Meanwhile, in central and southern Taiwan, where the seasonal winds are having less effect, daytime highs of 27-31 degrees can be expected Monday, and lows of 21-23 degrees at night, the CWA said, urging people to be aware of the big temperature gap.

Independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said another northeasterly wind system is expected to arrive on Wednesday, bringing more moisture, with localized rain likely in the north and in Yilan and Hualien counties in the east.

By Thursday, however, the system will weaken, and the weather in Taiwan will gradually turn drier and warmer through to Sunday, although a large daytime-nighttime temperature gap will continue in central and southern regions, he said.