Snow at 6am today began falling on Yushan (Jade Mountain, 玉山), reaching an accumulation of 1cm by 7am, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said, citing data from its weather station on the mountain.
The snowfall on Yushan, Taiwan's highest peak, was caused by a continental cold air mass that sent the mercury plunging across the nation early today, the CWA said.
The lowest temperature recorded was minus-2°C at the CWA's Yushan Weather Station at 4am, the weather agency said.
Photo courtesy of the Central Weather Administration
The temperature began to rise slightly on the mountain after that, reaching 0.8°C by 6am when the snow began falling, and by 7am about 1cm of snow had accumulated, the CWA said.
Meanwhile, in low-lying areas the lowest temperature recorded early today was 12.5°C in Hsinchu County’s Hukou Township (湖口), the agency said.
While the continental cold air mass had strengthened across Taiwan today, atmospheric moisture had decreased in the northern half of the country, resulting in less rain, independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said.
However, the eastern half of Taiwan could expect showers and snow is likely to fall at elevations above 3,000m, he said.
The cold front would linger until tomorrow, keeping temperatures low in northern Taiwan, but other parts of the country would experience milder temperatures, Wu said, adding that some rain might persist in the east.
The continental cold air mass would gradually weaken from Wednesday, but by Friday evening another weather front would arrive, bringing cold temperatures and rain to northern Taiwan, he said.
That would be followed by a stronger cold air mass that would blanket the country from Saturday through Monday next week, sending temperatures plunging to about 8°C in low-lying areas, Wu said.
Considering that most countries issue more than five denominations of banknotes, the central bank has decided to redesign all five denominations, the bank said as it prepares for the first major overhaul of the banknotes in more than 24 years. Central bank Governor Yang Chin-lung (楊金龍) is expected to report to the Legislative Yuan today on the bank’s operations and the redesign’s progress. The bank in a report sent to the legislature ahead of today’s meeting said it had commissioned a survey on the public’s preferences. Survey results showed that NT$100 and NT$1,000 banknotes are the most commonly used, while NT$200 and NT$2,000
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday reported the first case of a new COVID-19 subvariant — BA.3.2 — in a 10-year-old Singaporean girl who had a fever upon arrival in Taiwan and tested positive for the disease. The girl left Taiwan on March 20 and the case did not have a direct impact on the local community, it said. The WHO added the BA.3.2 strain to its list of Variants Under Monitoring in December last year, but this was the first imported case of the COVID-19 variant in Taiwan, CDC Deputy Director-General Lin Ming-cheng (林明誠) said. The girl arrived in Taiwan on
ANNUAL EVENT: Two massive Pokemon balloons are to be set up in Daan Park, with an event zone operating from 10am to 6pm This year’s Taipei Floral Picnic is to be held at Daan Park today and tomorrow, featuring an exclusive Pokemon Go event, a themed food market, a coffee rave picnic area and stage performances, the Taipei Department of Information and Tourism said yesterday. Two massive Pokemon balloons are to be set up in the park as attractions, with an exclusive event zone operating from 10am to 6pm, it said. Participants who complete designated tasks on-site would have a chance to receive limited-edition souvenirs, it added. People could also try the newly launched game Pokemon Pokopia in the trial area, the department said. Three PokeStops are
South Korea is planning to revise its controversial electronic arrival card, a step Taiwanese officials said prompted them to hold off on planned retaliatory measures, a South Korean media report said yesterday. A Yonhap News Agency report said that the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs is planning to remove the “previous departure place” and “next destination” fields from its e-arrival card system. The plan, reached after interagency consultations, is under review and aims to simplify entry procedures and align the electronic form with the paper version, a South Korean ministry official said. The fields — which appeared only on the electronic form
RSS