A strong continental cold air mass moving south toward Taiwan could push temperatures in Taipei down to 10°C or below sometime from yesterday night to Saturday, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday.
As the cold front approaches, temperatures yesterday were expected to drop to a low of about 14°C in northern Taiwan and Yilan County, and 16°C to 19°C in other parts of the nation, the CWA said.
The CWA issued cold weather advisories for New Taipei City, Keelung, Taipei and Taoyuan, and Hsinchu and Yilan counties, warning of the possibility of overnight temperatures of 10°C or below in those areas.
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The weather agency forecast intermittent rainfall in northern and eastern Taiwan, at Hengchun Peninsula in the south, and in offshore Lienchiang County.
Sudden heavy rain is possible in the north in the Keelung area, in Yilan County, and in Taipei and New Taipei City, it said.
As the moist air moves south, central and southern Taiwan could report scattered drizzle, it said.
The cold front’s strength would be strongest from Thursday to Saturday, independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said.
During the period, the front is expected to affect all parts of Taiwan, with temperatures dropping to 7°C or below in some coastal and low-lying areas, he said.
There is a chance of snow on some of Taiwan’s highest mountains, including Lalashan (拉拉山), Taipingshan (太平山) and Hehuanshan (合歡山), but it would depend on the moisture in the air and temperatures, Wu said.
Temperatures could drop below 0°C on Datunshan (大屯山) in Taipei, with soft hail and rime ice possible, he said.
The cold front would gradually weaken from Saturday morning to Sunday morning, although the north would still have wet, cold weather, Wu said.
The lowest temperature recorded at lower elevations in Taiwan yesterday was 13°C in Taoyuan and New Taipei City at about 7am, CWA data showed.
The lowest temperature on Taiwan’s outlying islands was 8.9°C at 3:53am on the island of Nangan (南竿) in Lienchiang County.
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