The Bureau of Meteorology described that the weather in northern Taiwan will change rapidly this weekend, with rainy and cool days.

(From "Weather Report - Central Meteorological Bureau" Facebook)

[Reporter Chen Xinyu/Taipei Report] Zheng Mingdian, director of the Central Meteorological Bureau, posted a "bipolar vortex weather pattern" map on Facebook today (1st), highlighting the negative arctic oscillation (cold air from the Arctic circle overflowing to low latitudes). Entering December, Taiwan will be affected by waves of colder air moving southward.

The Bureau of Meteorology reminds that the northeast monsoon will continue to affect tomorrow, but the coldest time has passed. It should also be noted that the next wave of stronger northeast monsoon is expected to report next Thursday. It is estimated that it will be the strongest cold air in winter. Intensity (below 14 degrees at Taipei weather station)?

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Lin Dingyi, a forecaster of the Central Meteorological Bureau, said that the northeast monsoon will continue to affect tomorrow, the rainy area in the north will shrink, and there will be no rain in the south of Taoyuan.

Tomorrow there will still be rain in the north and east of Yihua, but it will be less than today. Be careful of localized heavy rain on the north coast of Keelung, Yilan area and the mountainous area of ​​Greater Taipei.

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In terms of temperature, the low temperature in the north and Yihua tomorrow will be about 17 to 19 degrees, and the high temperature will be about 21 to 23 degrees. Morning and evening are cooler, pay attention to the temperature difference between day and night.

The northeast monsoon weakened on Saturday, and the temperature in the north of the central, northeast and east rose slightly; there were still some short-term rains in the northern and eastern half, and cloudy to sunny in other areas; a wave of weaker northeast monsoon strengthened next Sunday, affecting the Next Tuesday, the north and northeast will turn cooler, and the central and southern regions will also be cool in the morning and evening. There will be local short-term rain in the northern and eastern half, and the central and southern regions will still be cloudy to sunny.

Next Wednesday, the northeast monsoon will weaken slightly, and the temperature in the north and northeast will rise slightly. There will be local short-term rain in the eastern half and the Greater Taipei Mountains, and cloudy to sunny in other areas.

"The strongest cold air in winter" may report next Thursday

It should be noted that next Thursday there will be a stronger northeast monsoon that will intensify again, and the intensity may be even stronger than the current northeast monsoon.

The weather in the north and northeast is getting cooler, and other areas will be cool in the morning and evening. There will be local short-term rain in the northern and eastern half, and cloudy to sunny in other areas.

Zheng Mingdian, director of the Bureau of Meteorology, posted a weather map of the bipolar vortex on Facebook. It can be seen that the polar vortex over the North Pole has split into two sub-centers, one in Canada and the other in Northeast Asia.

(Taken from Zheng Mingdian Facebook, director of the Meteorological Bureau)