All of Taiwan proper is under a cold weather advisory today, with the lowest temperatures to be felt tonight into early tomorrow morning, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said today.
All areas except for Pingtung County are expected to see temperatures of 10°C or below this evening as a cold front grips Taiwan, CWA forecaster Lin Ting-yi (林定宜) said.
Rainy weather this morning is expected to turn dry in the afternoon, Lin said.
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This includes snowy conditions on the high mountains in the northern half of the country, which all saw snow this morning except for Taipei’s Yangmingshan (陽明山), Lin added.
The coldest conditions are to be felt tonight and early tomorrow morning, with temperatures falling to 7°C or 8°C in the northern and eastern parts of the country, and potentially below 10°C in all areas except Pingtung County, he said.
At 10:43am, the CWA issued a cold surge advisory for the entirety of Taiwan proper, as well as outlying Kinmen County.
Areas from Nantou County north were under an “orange” alert, meaning temperatures of 10°C are expected to persist, while the rest were under a “yellow” advisory warning of temperatures to reach 10°C.
Lin also warned that waves are expected to be high today and tomorrow along the entire eastern coast, from Keelung down to the Hengchun Peninsula (恆春半島).
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