Temps surpass 30 degrees, rains ahead
Temps surpass 30 degrees, rains ahead
2023-03-21
It’s the first day of spring, and Taiwan kicked off the season with high temperatures above 30 degrees. But the warm weather won’t last long. An incoming front will sweep in with showers starting Thursday, drenching the island over the weekend. Over in the south, the rains will be concentrated mostly over the mountains, offering little relief to the local water shortage.
In Northern Taiwan, it’s short sleeves and light clothes, as the sun hangs high in the sky. The CWB says pleasant weather will also prevail on Wednesday, which is set to be even warmer. Temps could reach 32 degrees in Northern Taiwan, with a high chance of afternoon showers. Over in central and eastern Taiwan, highs of 34 degrees are expected. But this spell of warm weather is set to end on Thursday.
Wu Wan-hua
Central Weather Bureau
Tomorrow, Wednesday, will be the warmest day of the week. In Taitung, highs are set to reach 34 degrees, and the area could experience Foehn winds. On Thursday and Friday, an approaching front will bring intermittent showers to the north and east, as well as to Kinmen and Matsu.
The first spring rains are on their way. On Thursday and Friday, a front from the north will bring brief rains to the north and east. From the weekend to Monday, a cloud system from southern China will move in, just as the northeasterlies bear down. That could bring rain to the northern half of the island and the East Coast, as well as mountainous areas in the south. There’s a chance of intermittent showers across Taiwan, although water shortages are expected to remain in the south.
Wu Wan-hua
Central Weather Bureau
Over the weekend, Southern Taiwan will most likely just see rains in mountainous areas. So it is unlikely that the rains will resolve the water shortage. There needs to be several waves of rainy weather in the catchment areas of the reservoirs before the situation can improve.
As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, water levels at Kaohsiung’s Agongdian Reservoir stood at just 36% capacity. They were even lower at Chiayi’s Tsengwen Reservoir, which was at less than 10% capacity. Forecasters say relief won’t arrive until late March. Until then, residents of Southern Taiwan are advised to conserve water.
週四春雨報到! 鋒面南下北部.東部局部短暫雨
2023-03-21
今天春分開始，一直到週三逐日升溫，高溫將突破30度，不過週四春雨報到，北部、東北部率先降雨，一直到週末期間雨區擴大到全台有雨，但唯獨南部平地雨訊不明顯，南部水情持續緊繃，氣象局預估，恐怕要等到3月底才開始有雲系東移，南部才會有明顯降雨。
民眾服裝輕薄就出門，北部太陽高掛，天氣宜人，氣象局預報，週二到週三天氣穩定，而且越來越熱，北部高溫來到32度，但要留意下午因為對流旺盛，降雨機率高，中南部、東半部更衝到34度，不過好天氣，只維持兩天周四就要變天。
[[氣象局簡任技正 伍婉華]]
“以明天來說我們說是這一週溫度最暖的一天，明天星期三的時候台東地區高溫預估34度，甚至有焚風，星期四和星期五受到鋒面接近的關係，北部、東半部地區、金門馬祖地區，開始會有短暫陣雨的機會。”
春雨終於來了，週四到週五，鋒面南下，替北部和東部帶來局部短暫雨。一直到週末和下週一，又有華南雨區東移，和東北季風同時影響，中部以北、東半部以及南部山區為主，雖然全台有短暫陣雨機會，但南部平地，水情持續緊繃。
[[氣象局簡任技正 伍婉華]]
“南部地區在週末，比較容易降雨的區域是在山區就以結合程度來說，這種雨一次要舒緩這現象(缺水)是不太容易的，需要一波一波的春雨，如果可以下到水庫的上游區或集水區，才可能會逐漸減緩這情況。”
截至周二上午11點統計，南部阿公店水庫水量只有3成6，曾文水庫更只剩下1成的水量，氣象局預估，恐怕要等到3月底才開始有雲系東移，南部民眾，要繼續節水。
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