Showers Expected in Northern, Eastern Taiwan, Kinmen and Matsu 明投票日 北部.東半部.金馬留意短暫雨

The Central Weather Bureau says Election Day will be wet and cold in northern and eastern Taiwan and Taiwan's offshore islands, so everyone should remember to bring their rain gear with them when leaving home. Meanwhile, this could be the warmest November on record.

The Central Weather Bureau says the average temperature this fall was 25.7 degrees, which is slightly higher than years past. In general, temperatures were cooler in September and October. Thirteen weather stations are reporting a historic high for the month of November as of now, meaning there's a chance this November may be the warmest on record. Due to La Nina, temperatures are not expected to depart much from normal levels this winter. Taiwan may also see slightly less rain than usual with two to three cold fronts this season.

Chen Yi-liang, Central Weather Bureau Chief Forecaster: “This blue column represents the likelihood of La Nina occurring. The chances of La Nina occurring are relatively high before the arrival of winter. Overall, weather conditions should return to normal after next spring.”

With showers expected in northern and eastern Taiwan as well as in Kinmen and Matsu, other areas and also Penghu, voters should remember to take their rain gear with them when leaving home on the 26th. Another cold air mass will be hitting Taiwan on the afternoon of the 29th.

Lin Bing-yu, Section Chief, Central Weather Bureau: “There will be less (rain) on the 25th and 26th than on the 24th. However, humidity levels will go up on the night of the 25th and remain high until the evening of the 26th. Weather conditions won't stabilize until the 28th or the morning of the 29th. Later on the 29th, a new northeast monsoon will be arriving and temperatures will fall.”

The bureau began issuing special low-temperature reports for every city and county on Nov. 1 along well low-temperature alerts for townships and districts. This tailored approach provides the public with more accurate local temperature forecasts.

進入11月下旬，氣象局回顧今年秋季整體平均溫度，偏暖為25.7度。9到10月溫度感受較為舒適，到了11月目前為止，有13站均溫，是歷史上同期最暖，有機會創下11月最高溫紀錄。預估今年冬季反聖嬰年，平均氣溫接近正常，雨量則以偏少到正常機率較大，可能會有2到3次的寒流襲台。

氣象預報中心副主任陳怡良說明：「我們可以看到這個藍色的柱狀圖，是代表反聖嬰的機率。在這個冬天以前，反聖嬰的機率都還是相對比較偏高，一直要到春天以後、明年的春天以後，整個氣候預估會回復到正常的型態。」

天氣也會影響投票率。週六白天東北季風稍微增強，北部、東半部地區，以及金門、馬祖，會有局部短暫雨；其他地區及澎湖，則為零星短暫雨的天氣型態，出門仍須記得帶上雨具。而且到了下週二的下半天，又會有一波強冷空氣報到。

氣象預報中心課長林秉煜分析：「今、明相對昨天來說，（雨勢）是比較明顯趨緩一點。但是要提醒，今天晚上到明天清晨或上半天的時候，還是會有一波水氣會通過。而天氣相對比較穩定的時候，落在週一到週二的上半天，到了週二下半天之後，新的一波東北季風報到，到時候溫度會再比較明顯下降一些。」

為了更精準提供民眾預報資訊，氣象局從11月1日起，發布各縣市低溫特報的同時，也會一併提供更詳細的鄉鎮市區低溫燈號，避免縣市單一燈號，無法完整呈現各分區鄉鎮地形複雜的低溫情況，也讓預報更細緻在地化。