Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/04/19
By: Christie Chen

Taipei, April 19 (CNA) Areas around Taiwan, especially in the north and east, are likely

(CNA file photo)

to see rainfall over the following week with the arrival of a weather front and the strengthening of northeasterly winds, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said on Wednesday.

Northern and eastern Taiwan can expect intermittent rain on Thursday as the front approaches, while central and southern areas could see rain or thunderstorms that day as a cloud system moves northwards from the south of the island, the bureau said.

On Friday, the weather in the north and northeast is forecast to turn cooler as the front passes across Taiwan and northeasterly winds strengthen, while heavier rain or thunderstorms are expected in western and northeastern areas, the CWB said.
[FULL  STORY]