As the southwesterly winds weakened significantly, the southern region, which had been raining for more than half a month, finally cleared up significantly yesterday. However, affected by the peripheral circulation and low-pressure belt of Typhoon Korowang, the rain bombs moved to the greater Taipei area. The Central Meteorological Administration predicts that due to the influence of the typhoon's peripheral clouds today and tomorrow, the rain in the north will continue but will gradually slow down. In addition, the first northeast monsoon after autumn this year will strengthen next Wednesday, but the cooling rate will not be obvious.
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Yesterday, rain hit Taiwan. The heavy rain came hard and fast in the north coast and east side of New Taipei City. Wanli District received more than 150 millimeters of rain in three hours. Jinshan, Shimen, Ruifang, Pingxi and other administrative districts also received more than 100 millimeters of rain. A total of eight schools suspended classes one after another and evacuated as a precaution.
The rainfall in Keelung also exceeded 70 millimeters. The entire roads of Jijin 1st Road and Xiding Road were flooded into the Yellow River. The basements of communities and Xiding market were filled with water, and vehicles were soaked. The Pingxi branch line and Shenzhen'ao branch line of the Taiwan Railways were suspended for a time.
The underground parking lot of Nangang Station flooded and a flood detention tank was installed
The underground parking lot of Nangang Station in Taipei City was seriously flooded due to heavy rain and a failure of the water pumping motor. Many car owners ridiculed the parking lot, saying "I thought it was a place where speedboats are parked" and the "Nangang detention pond".
Liu Peiteng, a forecaster from the Meteorological Administration, said that there will still be local heavy rains on the north coast of Keelung and greater Taipei today, and attention should be paid to local heavy rains in the central and southern mountainous areas in the afternoon; there will be local short-lived showers in the north and northern mountainous areas of Taoyuan tomorrow, and it will be cloudy in other areas. There will be local short-lived thundershowers in the eastern, southeastern and other mountainous areas in the afternoon, and there will be local heavy rains.
The rain will slow down today and tomorrow, and it will become drier next Monday and Tuesday
Liu Peiteng said that the weather will gradually stabilize next Monday and Tuesday, the moisture will decrease, and there will be relatively many gaps without rain. Only Greater Taipei and the eastern half will have local short-lived showers, and there will be local short-lived showers in the south and other mountainous areas in the afternoon.
"Starting next Wednesday will be the first northeast monsoon to intensify since the beginning of autumn this year," Liu Peiteng said. Although it is the first northeast monsoon, the temperature will not drop much. The high temperature during the day is still 30 to 32 degrees. After nightfall, it will be about 23 degrees in the north, Yilan and the central coast, which will probably drop by about 2 degrees. This northeast monsoon will last from next Wednesday to next Friday. There will be local short-lived showers in the northern and eastern half, and it will be cloudy to sunny in other areas, with local short-lived showers in the afternoon.
The Meteorological Administration yesterday also announced the "Monthly Long-term Weather Outlook" for the next two weeks. The model predicts that there will be showers or thunderstorms in various places due to the influence of low pressure belts at the beginning of the first week (from the 5th to the 11th), and there is a chance of local heavy rain.
From the middle to the second week of the first cycle (from the 12th to the 18th), mainly affected by the northeasterly wind, there will be local short-lived showers in the northern and eastern half of the area, and it will be cloudy to sunny in other areas, with local short-lived showers in the afternoon. The Meteorological Administration also pointed out that tropical disturbances in the northwest Pacific have been active recently, but forecast uncertainty is high.
