Recently the weather has been inconsistent, at first clear skies, then all of a sudden damp and humid. There have not been the low, cold temperatures of around 10 degrees that there used to be, but this has been replaced by distinctly changeable weather; the public should pay close attention to weather reports.
In the early hours of the morning of Jan. 25, between 6:00 and 7:00am, snow suddenly fell on Hehuanshan for one hour. Renai Village police reported that accumulated snow at Wuling at one stage was between two and four centimeters thick.
The flurry of snow at Hehuanshan left tourists — who simply visited to appreciate the views — both surprised and pleased to see a gift falling from the heavens. Many tourists at Cingjing Farm, on learning that it was snowing at Hehuanshan, rushed to climb the mountain and enjoy the snow, causing a constant stream of traffic that stretched from Provincial Highway 14A all the way to Wuling, filling up the parking lot there.
Photo: Tung Chen-kuo
記者佟振國攝
最近天氣起伏不定，一下子天晴、一下子水氣增加，雖然不像之前會出現十度左右的寒冷低溫，但天氣變化交替明顯，民眾要留意氣象資訊。
一月二十五日合歡山在清晨六點到七點之間突然降雪一小時，仁愛分局指出，武嶺的積雪一度有二至四公分。
合歡山突降雪，讓原本只想上山賞景的遊客，見到天上掉下來的禮物，又驚又喜。許多在清境農場的遊客得知合歡山下雪，也趕上山賞雪，讓台十四甲線鳶峰至武嶺的車流不斷，武嶺停車場塞滿車輛。
(自由時報記者林嘉琪、黃以敬、佟振國)
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