The northeast monsoon arrives in the afternoon! It’s raining in Taipei, and Northeast China is wet and cool until the weekend

Rainfall trends for the next week. (Photo provided by Meteorological Administration)

The northeast monsoon will arrive in the afternoon, and there is a chance of rain in Taipei in the evening! The Central Meteorological Administration predicts that the northeast monsoon will come quickly starting this afternoon. First, the wind and cloud cover will increase. Rain may start to fall in Greater Taipei and the northeastern and eastern parts of Taipei in the evening. The rain will gradually become more obvious after nightfall.

Zheng Jieren, a forecaster from the Meteorological Administration, said that the northeast monsoon will strengthen starting this afternoon, and the clouds will increase on the windward side including the north coast of Keelung and the greater Taipei area. Starting tonight, there will be sporadic rain in greater Taipei, and it will rain more in greater Taipei after midnight. This wave of northeast wind comes very quickly, and the clouds will follow the wind.

Zheng Jieren said that the low temperature of this wave of northeast monsoon will drop to 21 to 25 degrees at night, and the impact will not be too big. He pointed out that this wave of northeast monsoon will continue to affect this Saturday (7th), and the weather in the north and northeast will be cooler during this period.

He pointed out that in terms of rainfall, there will be local brief rains in the north and eastern half of Taoyuan and the Hengchun Peninsula, and there is a chance of local heavy rains in the northeast and east. Other areas will be cloudy to sunny, and there will be sporadic short showers in the southern mountainous areas in the afternoon.

In addition, he pointed out that Fireworks Typhoon has weakened into a mild typhoon. At 8 o'clock this morning, its center position is at 28 degrees north latitude and 139.9 degrees east longitude, which is 850 kilometers south of Tokyo, Japan. It is moving northeast at a speed of 59 rpm and 101 kilometers per hour. The maximum wind speed near the center is 28 meters per second, which is equivalent to Category 10 winds. It is about to transform into an extratropical cyclone.

Temperature trends for the next week. (Photo provided by Meteorological Administration)

Potential map of the future path of Fireworks Typhoon. (Photo provided by Meteorological Administration)

Future weather considerations. (Photo provided by Meteorological Administration)