Long weekend off to wet start, expected to end up dry

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/10/09
By: Chen Wei-ting and Jay Chen

Taipei, Oct. 9 (CNA) Northern and northeastern Taiwan saw heavy rain Friday, the start of a three-day weekend, and the Central Weather Bureau said good weather would not set in until Sunday.

Because of a weather front moving in from the north, rain is in the forecast throughout the island for Friday and Saturday, the weather bureau said.

Rain will be rather persistent in northern and northeastern Taiwan throughout Friday while central and southern Taiwan could see brief, local showers, it said.

Come Saturday, rain is expected to taper off in the northern part of the country whereas rainfall is likely to increase in the south, the bureau said.     [FULL  STORY]