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.
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