Focus Taiwan
Date:2016/05/19
By: Wang Shu-fen and Lilian Wu

Taipei, May 19 (CNA) Rain has been forecast for Saturday and will last through Monday due to the approach of a weather front after two days of stable weather, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said Thursday.

The CWB said it will be cloudy over most of Taiwan through Friday, when President-elect Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) will be inaugurated, with occasional showers or rain accompanied by thunder in eastern Taiwan and mountainous areas of northern Taiwan.

Temperatures in northern Taiwan will be up to 30 degrees Celsius, and as high as 33 degrees in central and southern Taiwan. The chances of rain will be around 30 percent in western Taiwan.

The weather will become unstable as a plum rain front approaches Saturday, with increased chances of rain in western and northeastern Taiwan.     [FULL  STORY]