Snow fell briefly on Yushan (Jade Mountain, 玉山) early this morning, as a continental cold air mass kept temperatures down across the country.
Snow fell on 3,952m mountain between 2am and 4am, when the weather monitoring station there recorded a temperature of minus-8.9°C, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
Photo courtesy of the Central Weather Administration
As drier air moved in, the snowfall stopped, the CWA said.
Chilly weather conditions are expected to continue in northern, northeastern and eastern Taiwan today, the agency said, issuing several cold surge warnings for those areas.
An "orange" alert was issued for parts of New Taipei City, Taoyuan and Hsinchu County, indicating temperatures in low-lying areas would dip briefly below 6°C or would fall below 10°C and remain below 12°C for 24 hours.
A "yellow" warning was issued for parts of Miaoli and Changhua counties and outlying Kinmen County, the CWA said, meaning that they could see temperatures in low-lying areas dip below 10°C.
While the cold air mass would weaken to some extent this morning, radiative cooling is expected to keep temperatures low at night, with lows falling below 10°C, independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said.
While partly cloudy to sunny skies are expected for most of Taiwan today, brief showers are likely in the east, Wu said.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Nuri formed over waters east of the Philippines at about 2am today, the CWA said.
As the storm is currently about 2,150km away from Cape Oluanpi (鵝鑾鼻), Taiwan's southernmost point, and moving in an easterly direction, it is unlikely to affect Taiwan, it added.
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