The weather across Taiwan is to become drier today, as an ongoing cold front continues to push overnight temperatures down to as low as 10°C, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
During the day, temperatures are to remain at about 15°C to 18°C in the north, 17°C to 19°C in Hualien and Taitung counties, and 21°C to 22°C in central and southern Taiwan, the CWA said.
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Overnight temperatures are to fall to 10°C to 11°C in the north and center, and to 13°C to 15°C in other regions, the agency said.
The weather would also gradually become drier today, with clear to cloudy conditions forecast for most of Taiwan, but there is still a chance of isolated showers along the Keelung coast and in eastern Taiwan, the Hengchun Peninsula in the south and the mountains around Taipei.
Looking ahead to the coming days, sunny to partly cloudy conditions and gradually warming temperatures are forecast nationwide through the early part of next week.
Over the weekend, daytime temperatures are expected to rebound back into the mid-20s in much of Taiwan, while overnight temperatures would remain on the cool side, dropping into the mid to low teens, the agency said.
Meanwhile, the CWA said temperatures well below 10°C were measured at locations across northern Taiwan early this morning.
The coldest overnight temperature for a non-mountainous area was recorded in Hsinchu County's Guansi Township (關西), where the mercury dropped to 4.2°C, the CWA said.
Overnight temperatures also fell to 4.7°C in Miaoli County's Sanwan Township (三灣), 5.9°C in New Taipei City's Shiding District (石碇), 6.3°C in Keelung's Cidu District (七度) and 7.9°C in Taipei's Nangang District (南港), according to agency data.
As of this morning, the ongoing cold front had also dumped an accumulated 11.5cm of snow and frozen over roadways on Hehuanshan (合歡山) in central Taiwan, the CWA said.
Due to the icy road conditions, the Highway Bureau said it had mandated snow chains for vehicle tires on the Dayuling (大禹嶺) section of Provincial Highway No. 8 and on Provincial Highway 14A between Dayuling and the Yuanfeng Lookout, both near Hehuanshan.
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