The weather will change this afternoon! Northeast turns to rain and cools down, "2 places" to prevent heavy rain over the weekend

The Central Meteorological Administration stated that the northeast monsoon will strengthen this afternoon and the windward side will turn to weather with localized short-term rain. (File photo)

The Central Meteorological Administration stated that today (5th) it will be mostly cloudy to sunny everywhere, with only sporadic brief rains in Taitung and the Hengchun Peninsula. The northeast monsoon will strengthen in the afternoon, and clouds will gradually increase on the windward side of the north coast of Keelung, Yilan, Hualien and the greater Taipei area, turning into weather with local brief rains.

In terms of temperature, it will remain comfortable to a bit muggy during the day today. The high temperature in the northern and eastern half is about 28 and 29 degrees, and the central and southern parts are between 30 and 32 degrees. It is cooler in the morning and evening, and the low temperature in various places is about 21 to 24 degrees.

In terms of weather on the outlying islands, Penghu is sunny and cloudy at 24 to 28 degrees; Kinmen is sunny and cloudy at 23 to 28 degrees; Matsu is sunny and cloudy at 22 to 25 degrees.

The Meteorological Administration pointed out that the fireworks of Typhoon No. 30 are far away from Taiwan and have no direct impact on the weather.

In terms of air quality, Yilan and Huadong Kongpin District are at the "good" level today; the northern part, Zhumiao Kongpin District, Matsu, and Penghu are at the "ordinary" level; central Yunjia South, Gaoping Kongpin District, and Kinmen are at the "orange alert" level.

The Meteorological Administration predicts that tomorrow (6th) and Saturday (7th) will be affected by the northeast monsoon, and the weather will be cooler in the north and northeast; there will be local short-term rain in the north and eastern half of Taoyuan and the Hengchun Peninsula, and there will be local heavy rain in the northeast and eastern areas. It will be cloudy to sunny in other areas, and there will be scattered short-term showers in the southern mountainous areas in the afternoon.

Next Sunday (8th), the northeast monsoon will weaken slightly, and the temperature will rise slightly in the north and northeast. There will be localized short-lived rain in the eastern half of the country, sporadic short-lived rain in the greater Taipei area, and cloudy to sunny conditions in other areas.

The northeast monsoon will strengthen again next Monday (9th), and the weather will become cooler in the north, northeast, and east. On Tuesday (10th) and Wednesday (11th), the northeast monsoon will cause the weather to be significantly cooler in the north, northeast, and east.

Next Monday and Tuesday, there will be some short-lived showers in the northern and northeastern areas, and some heavy rains. There will be some short-lived rains in the east and southeast, and it will be cloudy to sunny in other areas. Next Wednesday, there will be some short-lived rains in the north and eastern half of Taoyuan, and it will be cloudy to sunny in other areas.

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Overview of today's weather forecast for various locations. (Extracted from the website of the Central Meteorological Administration)

Overview of today's UV index forecast for various locations. (Extracted from the website of the Central Meteorological Administration)

Overview of air quality in various places today. (Extracted from the Air Quality Monitoring Network of the Ministry of Environment)