Mixed weather forecast for Mid-Autumn Festival

Mixed weather forecast for Mid-Autumn Festival

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A tropical storm is drawing closer to Taiwan. Though it won’t make landfall, its periphery is expected to bring wet weather to the north and east over the weekend. So what about the Mid-Autumn Festival next Tuesday? Forecasters say clear skies are likely in many areas of the island, but east coast residents might need a little extra luck to see the full moon that night.

Liu Yu-chi
Meteorologist
The tropical storm is currently about 2,000km off the east-southeast coast of Taiwan. The conditions are such that it may be able to gradually pick up strength.

Tropical Storm Bebinca is gradually moving northwest. Though it has slowed down, it is becoming stronger and wider. It’s not expected to directly impact Taiwan, but its periphery is set to bring rainy weather to northern and eastern Taiwan over the weekend.

Liu Yu-chi
Meteorologist
All the way until the weekend, the storm will be far to the east of Taiwan. We expected it to approach or pass by Japan’s Ryukyu Islands on Saturday. On Sunday, it will gradually veer west-northwest toward the coast of Zhejiang in China. That will be the closest it will get to Taiwan.

As moisture comes from the east, on Friday strong afternoon thunderstorms are expected in the west coast, south of Changhua and in Nantou. On Saturday, it will be sunny with spurts of rain, which will mostly happen depending on afternoon convective currents. As the tropical storm moves due north of Taiwan on Sunday, its periphery will bring heavier rains to the north, while weather in central and southern Taiwan will remain stable. But what will the weather be like on Mid-Autumn Festival? Should we cancel the barbecue?

Liu Yu-chi
Meteorologist
Northeasterly winds will prevail, so that could mean overcast skies and short bursts of rain in the eastern half of the island, including the Hengchun peninsula. In the north, there may be quite a bit of cloud cover. In Central and Southern Taiwan, afternoon thunderstorms may linger into the evening. Overall the weather won’t be too good. But after the clouds disperse at night, there is still a chance to catch a sight of the moon.

If you’re in the east coast, you might need some luck to see the full moon. On the west coast, it shouldn’t be a problem after the afternoon storms clear up.

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中秋烤肉賞月兩樣情! 東部碰運氣西部有機會

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下禮拜就是中秋節了，但輕颱貝碧佳來攪局，雖然不會直接影響台灣，但颱風將在周六開始通過台灣北部海域，外圍環流帶來水氣，北部地區、東半部地區天氣很不穩定，而大家最關心的中秋賞月，看不看得到月亮，氣象署說，可能得碰碰運氣。

[[中央氣象署預報員劉宇其]]
“今年第13號颱風是在台灣的東南東方，大概兩千多公里的海面上，這個颱風目前處在環境還不錯，所以在強度上面有逐步的增強的可能”

輕颱貝碧佳持續朝西北方前進，而且速度緩慢，持續長壯、長胖，雖然不直接撲台，但颱風的外圍環流，周末還是會為北部、東半部，帶來不少水氣。

[[中央氣象署預報員劉宇其]]
“一直到週末這一段時間，其實颱風大致上都在台灣以東，非常遠的距離活動。預計大概會在14號的時候，接近或通過日本的琉球群島，而到了15號禮拜天，會逐漸以比較偏西北西的方向，朝中國浙江華中的沿海接近，那屆時會是整個颱風，最靠近我們的時候”

週五東邊水氣持續移入，西半部、雲林以南及南投，午後要留意大雷雨發生，周六時晴時雨，雨勢也以午後對流為主。但周日開始，颱風來到台灣正北方，外圍雲系影響，北部地區會比較多雨，但中南部地區，天氣相對穩定。不過大家最關心的是，還是中秋節，能否邊吃烤肉邊賞月？

[[中央氣象署預報員劉宇其]]
“環境還是以比較偏東北風為主，所以就天氣上面來看的話，東半部包括恆春半島這邊的話，雲量上偏多，而且比較會有短暫陣雨。北部地區的話，可能偶爾有時候，雲量上也會比較多一些些，中部跟南部，可能在下半天，午後雷雨可能持續到傍晚的時候，整體來說天氣還不太好，但是到入夜之後，整個雲散開了之後，還是有機會看到月亮”

機率上來說，東半部想看到滿月，得碰碰運氣，不過西半部，要是午後降雨比較快結束的話，賞月應該不是問題。

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