The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) yesterday issued alerts for heavy rain, strong winds and low temperatures as the nation prepares for the combined influence of a cold air mass from the north, northeastly seasonal winds and a cold front.
The CWB said it expected the wet, cold weather to continue through Monday next week because of humidity in the cold air mass.
Today, the chance of showers is high in the northern, northeastern and eastern regions, as well as in mountainous areas in the central and southern regions.
The CWB also forecast cloudy skies in Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.
The presence of strong northeastly seasonal winds means residents of the northeastern coast and Hengchun Peninsula are likely to experience gusts measuring between 62kph and 100kph. Ships operating near the north coast, the Taiwan Strait and the Bashi Channel should be aware of the strong winds, the CWB said.
The bureau added that a cold front is scheduled to arrive today from the north, which will cause temperatures to drop further. The areas along the west coast, particularly those north of Chiayi County, may see lows of 9ºC over the weekend.
Meanwhile, visitors to Yushan (玉山) and Hohuanshan (合歡山) were able to see snow yesterday.
The highest mountain in Taiwan began to see snow on Wednesday, with accumulated snowfall of 3.5cm. Yesterday, the temperature dropped to minus 4.1ºC and snow began falling at 1am. By 7am, the accumulated snow on Yushan topped 10cm.
Visitors to Hehuanshan, on the other hand, also saw a thin layer of snow on the road yesterday.
The bureau said the cold air in the mountainous areas would become relatively drier, which would affect the amount snowfall.
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